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[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

> The killer is wages and in the U.S. medical insurance.

Is medical insurance that big of a deal?  Outside of my brief stint at
state employment, I've never had my employer provide it.  In fact, I
haven't even had insurance for the last two years or so.  I just eat
well[0] and take care of myself.  I only get sick enough to miss work
every four years or so.

I have, however, considered taking out accident and short-term
disability insurance in case a rack of servers or IC tester falls on me.


[0] A taste for spicy food does wonders for one's vitamin intake.
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