That money black hole hits companies too. A $50k/year job typically can't throw in $60k in healthcare benefits.

It’s not that much.

https://www.peoplekeep.com/blog/cost-of-employer-sponsored-h...

A small company can use a PEO like Rippling (a YC company) where employees are “co employed” with the actual company and for taxes/HR/benefits with for Rippling. It’s not like contracting. Everyone from the CEO down is “co employed”

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ceejayoz 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It really is.

The US saw an average of $14,885 per-capita healthcare costs in 2024. Higher now.

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raw_anon_1111 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I’m never going to defend the American health care system as I sit in a country now for six weeks where I fully plan to become a resident of post retirement mainly because of the healthcare even if I don’t live here full time.

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lostlogin 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I think the world would be a much better place if travel was more common.

Having people see how other countries work on a regular basis really opens your eyes.

And then you have travel and expensive healthcare to pay for.

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		I’m also not treating these six weeks as a tourist. My wife and I both learning Spanish - she’s just starting I’m at around a high A2 (https://www.escuela-hablamos.com/en/understanding-the-common...). We are involved in ex pat groups on Facebook, have gone to meet ups, and are having dinner with a few people we have met.

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