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Re:A Visa for founders, engineers and investors willing to j... by morgante on Monday January 16, 2017 @07:56PM (#13414365)
You seem to have no idea how health insurance works.

Any good healthcare plan, especially post-ACA, will not have a cap like that.

People way overvalue free healthcare. Yes, it would be nice but it's nowhere near worth the salary differential.

I pay $160/m for my health care. It's a high deductible plan, but even if I were to reach the deductible every year then my total expenses would be $9,070=(160*12)+7,150.

The compensation differential between the US and Europe is way more than $10k.

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Re:A Visa for founders, engineers and investors willing to j... by maverick_iceman on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:46PM (#13414805)
Absolutely. A lot of people seem to have almost a religious deference for free healthcare. I'm young, disease free so I've only minimal healthcare costs. Losing out >$100K/year on salary in exchange of free healthcare seems like a stupendously bad deal to me.
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