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We pay zero is the point.

• junofan 4y ago
  I mean by that standard we pay basically zero—employer covers the premiums.
  • jmfldn 4y ago
    You could argue that's still paying for it and the premium will be high compared to equivalent national insurance payments here.
• xeromal 4y ago
  Just to give you an example, I work for a tiny software firm of 40 people and my cost for the Cadillac of health insurance is 3$ a month. Each doctor's visit is 40$ but besides that everything is covered. I make 155k USD a year.
  • JohnFen 4y ago
    Damn, I want your health plan. Mine is more expensive, and it sounds like not as good.
    • xeromal 4y ago
      Yeah, it was one of the main reasons I signed up with my company. They don't pay the most but they care for us more than any comapny I've worked for in my life.
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• dahfizz 4y ago
  The point is that the average American dev takes home a lot more cash than European devs. Whether e.g. healthcare premiums comes out of my paycheck separately or is paid via higher taxes is just accounting.
  • jmfldn 4y ago
    My original point was about avoiding the reductive view of comparing one country against another solely by how much cash one takes home for a given job. Just on healthcare, did you know your per capita spending is 2 to 3 times higher? https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm