tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post7737008050202217454..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Health care reform shorts: Job lockjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-83183148867261583042009-09-25T15:27:07.789-07:002009-09-25T15:27:07.789-07:00Glad I found you.
You lay it all out very sensibl...Glad I found you.<br /><br />You lay it all out very sensibly; think I'll subscribe. Do swing by my blog for a daily Hawaiian vacation.<br />Aloha, Friend!<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-88461833901651873132009-09-25T09:58:50.293-07:002009-09-25T09:58:50.293-07:00On days that I wish I didn’t have t o go to work, ...On days that I wish I didn’t have t o go to work, my partner refers to my job as “medical dental.” Instead of “another day, another dollar,” we now say “another day, another co-pay.” Fortunately, I like my job. However, at age 63, I am starting to wonder if I’ll try to hold on to this job after I wish I had been able to retire.<br /><br />About spouse lock: Let’s not forget that if you’re queer and have your partner covered on your job medical coverage, that benefit is counted as taxable income. If you’re heterosexual and married, it’s not taxable income.bjohannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-72626882040277563862009-09-25T09:06:06.730-07:002009-09-25T09:06:06.730-07:00Well put. The present health care "system&quo...Well put. The present health care "system" links access to care to two logically unrelated factors in a person's life. Why should either employment or marital status have any effect on a person's health care? <br /><br />This linkage is an accidental by-product of this country's 20th century history of labor and gender relations. Let's de-link!Rebecca Gordonnoreply@blogger.com