Pardon me while I vent for a moment.
I was just having a conversation in the hallway with a couple of coworkers about finances and credit cards, and somehow Universal Health Care came up. The context was that Health Insurance Companies charge more for people in their 50′s than people in their 20′s because old people are more likely to get sick than young people.
Coworker A says, “See this is why we need universal health care!” I respond with the math, showing that cost-averaging will make it more expensive for the 20 year old kid just starting out and less expensive for the 55 year old middle manager that makes 4 times as much.
Coworker A says, “But Universal Health Care would be FREE….” Did I mention this is at a healthcare company? A for-profit one? And this person is what one would call a professional?
Coworker B says, “Ummm…Someone has to pay for it. They have to raise taxes.”
Coworker A says, “They just need to tax the rich, with all their loopholes and stuff. I can’t wait until they get what’s coming to them.”
At this point, I’m pretty sure Coworker B saw the steam coming out of my ears because there was a very quick “Oh, look at the time!” and the conversation ended. This is well and truly the first interaction I’ve had with someone who makes more than $28,000 a year and isn’t in a union that has expressed this sentiment. Nothing makes me more angry then someone who wants to take money from ME and give it to someone else out of SPITE.
If you’ll excuse me, I have to go take a chill pill now.
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