Yes, if you want to get pedantic, I pay $300 a month (pretax) for very good insurance that covers both me and my wife. Given that we both got tested, that $300 seems a bit cheaper than $800.
> And if you think you're employer just absorbs that cost, realize that the extra cost would be in your pocket as wages if it weren't going towards healthcare.
lolz. This is quite the assumption. Wages have been holding steady despite massive corporate tax breaks. Why? Because corporations pocket the saved money without passing the savings onto employees. If I didn't get health insurance, it's quite unlikely that the savings would be passed onto me in the form of wages.
And even if I was given the wages:
1.) Wages are taxable. My healthcare is pre-tax.
2.) There's absolutely no way I could get the healthcare I currently enjoy for $300 a month on the open market. The risk pool for my company (Amazon) is so large that it effectively subsidizes my insurance.
> And if you think you're employer just absorbs that cost, realize that the extra cost would be in your pocket as wages if it weren't going towards healthcare.
lolz. This is quite the assumption. Wages have been holding steady despite massive corporate tax breaks. Why? Because corporations pocket the saved money without passing the savings onto employees. If I didn't get health insurance, it's quite unlikely that the savings would be passed onto me in the form of wages.
And even if I was given the wages:
1.) Wages are taxable. My healthcare is pre-tax.
2.) There's absolutely no way I could get the healthcare I currently enjoy for $300 a month on the open market. The risk pool for my company (Amazon) is so large that it effectively subsidizes my insurance.