"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:54:52 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:31:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 4/11/2016 9:41 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 10 GRAND a year, just for insurance? 10 thousand dollars? For just
>> >> >>> ONE
>> >> >>> year?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Insurance can run anywhere from about $3500 to $12,000 depending on
>> >> >> coverage, copays, deductibles. There are some people that get full
>> >> >> coverage for free, subsidized by those that pay the higher rates.
>> >> >
>> >> > What's the point of living in a rich western country if they don't
>> >> > even try to organise affordable healthcare for everybody? Unless
>> >> > you're rich, you could just as well live in Bangladesh.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> There are some disparities,but many people don't pay the premium, or
>> >> at
>> >> least all of it. Traditionally, at least the past 50+ years,
>> >> employers
>> >> pay all or most of it. Other countries tax people. If you have
>> >> nothing, you can get free coverage. There are a lot of people stuck
>> >> in
>> >> the middle though, earn too much to qualify for free care, not enough
>> >> to
>> >> afford paid care.
>> >>
>> >
>> > That's the gap Gary is caught in.
>> >
>> >> No matter where you live it is not "free".
>> >
>> > Are we all in the same boat or is it every man for himself? I prefer
>> > the same boat concept.
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > sf
>>
>> Me too when it comes to medical care.
>>
> It's not easy when you're in that predicament. You're a school
> district employee, why aren't you with Kaiser?
>
> --
>
> sf

I haven't been a school district employee since 1997 when we started our own
business, but I did have good insurance when I was there. It was Foundation
and it was wonderful.

Cheri