"In the U.S., disposable income calculation includes health insurance premiums as a deduction, but only if they are deducted from your paycheck as part of your employment benefits"
Thanks for proving me right. Double thanks for being too stupid to know you proved me right.
#40 | Posted by Danforth"
You need to re-read shitheel - it is not saying what you think it says. A majority of health insurance premiums are deducted from your paycheck for employer provided health care AND/OR are paid directly by the employer - less than 10% of people direct pay and aren't covered through employer plans, MEDICARE, MEDICAID or TRICARE. As such, the amount you pay is already captured in the disposable income calculation as your net pay was reduced, or in the case of the employer paid benefit - does not decrease your disposable income.
The only thing not captured is the 'out of pocket expenses' - and we can look at your butt-buddy Snoofy for some numbers to put to that.
Per snoofy "That's a tiny fraction of the total cost. I pay about $50 every two weeks for health insurance, $1300 a year. The company pays the other $8200."
Now, I am going to assume snoofy means HE pays after receiving his check (if it is withheld from his check, it is already captured in the calculation). In the case he is actually paying, the net deduction from his disposable income would be $1,300/year - a far fucking cry from the $25,000 difference you are trying to spin for the US being poor like Europe.
Again, you are the perfect mix of ignorance and hubris - keep trying through, you might actually win an argument some day.
