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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by IggleSniggle on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:21AM (#27246789)
If they were struggling to make it on $175000, maybe they had a $200000 a year in medical bills! This is America we’re talking about after all.
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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by serf on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:39AM (#27246950)
I get that it's a tongue-in-cheek comment, but most coding positions i've ran into in the United States offer pretty comprehensive health and dental plans.

If someone years ago making 175k a year coding doesn't have healthcare insurance then it's likely of their own doing either through contract renegotiation or taking a pretty damn bad benefits package for the sake of a fairly high salary for such a position.

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by jjav on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:43PM (#27250527)
> I get that it's a tongue-in-cheek comment, but most coding positions i've ran into in the United States offer pretty comprehensive health and dental plans.

It's not that simple, given the health care mess in the US. I have a friend with top-shelf insurance and salary at bay area FAANG company who still has >$50K out of pocket medical costs every year.

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by missedthecue on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:02PM (#27247775)
Their out of pocket maximum was likely no more than $10k, if that.
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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by jjav on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:46PM (#27250557)
> Their out of pocket maximum was likely no more than $10k, if that.

In the US, medical insurance out of pocket maximums don't mean it's the most you can pay.

I've had years where according to the insurance company accounting my out of pocket has been less than $1000, but according to bills I actually had to pay my out of pocket was close to $10K.

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