Thread: Isn't it NICE!
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Old 01-20-2011, 07:55 AM   #57
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
Second thing I notice is this huge number ($16,500) for Medicaid and CHIP. I'm going to go ahead and guess that this is the dues paid, not the amount of services delivered. I'm also going to go ahead and guess that the $60K worker gets health benefits on the job and this was not calculated into the table.
The $30k job might include health benefits, too. But imagine the equity if everyone's health benefits were covered by Medicaid and CHIP.

It's NICE to have your healthcare completely paid for by someone else.
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