Quoted from Leeb18509:This is hilarious. You think you guys pay for your own healthcare? Better check the benefits breakdown from the company you work for. Most likely they're paying about 80% of the cost and you're paying 20%. If you actually had to pay the whole thing yourself, you'd probably be re-evaluting some of these so-called "radical" plans.
you get nothing for free. the employer pays 80 percent because you work for it and earn it. if they werent paying for your health insurance you would get paid more. at my current job i get paid more because i am covered under wifeys policy and the employer doesnt have to shell out the 80%.