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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by Fomite on Thursday August 09, 2018 @11:45PM (#17730549)
"...if you didn’t have to worry about health care" Also known as That Thing Everyone Will Need To Worry About Eventually.
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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by Ntrails on Friday August 10, 2018 @06:15AM (#17732015)
>That Thing Everyone Will Need To Worry About Eventually

(in USA #1)

I never have, and do not ever expect to have to, worry about it, because Euro

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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by Fomite on Friday August 10, 2018 @07:40PM (#17737463)
Everyone will have to worry about healthcare eventually, even Europeans. You might not have to pay for it, but that's different from being able to ignore it.

Also, if a scenario is about a U.S. company, and pay in USD, talking about America seems reasonable.

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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by scarface74 on Friday August 10, 2018 @05:21AM (#17731812)
It works out okay if you’re married and one spouse has insurance.
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