idk man I just need to vent i guess

my employer “provides” health insurance in exchange for my time and labor, and for that great privilege they take $600 out of my paycheck every month (covers me, my wife, and our 1yo son)

that’s half our monthly mortgage payment; it’s 2/3 our monthly grocery bill

why?

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    2 months ago

    To be fair, health insurance is equally expensive in Europe. We just discount it a lot for low income families and above average pays a lot more to substitute that missing money.

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        2 months ago

        My paystub :'( about 1k in germany

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      2 months ago

      Then that doesn’t sound “equally expensive” if it’s discounted for everyone that needs it discounted.

      Not when the option in the US is “then don’t have healthcare”