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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by logicalmind on Friday December 04, 2009 @11:02AM (#976535)
Isn't this a contradiction to being "ramen profitable"? If you're only ramen profitable, how can you afford health insurance for yourself and employees?
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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by michael_dorfman on Friday December 04, 2009 @11:20AM (#976571)
Do you think "ramen profitable" means "able to afford only ramen, and not somewhere indoors to sleep"?

In my world, "ramen profitable" means covering basic expenses, of which (modest) health insurance is most certainly one.

Put another way: health insurance is not a luxury item.

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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by logicalmind on Friday December 04, 2009 @11:26AM (#976584)
Health insurance is a cost that comes out of your profit. If you are ramen profitable after the costs of health insurance are removed you'd be even more profitable if the cost of health insurance was not there.

If you're ramen profitable without the cost of health insurance, then by definition, you can't afford to pay for health insurance.

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