Comments on: Bad Marriages http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: R.J. Lehmann http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7726 R.J. Lehmann Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:21:48 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7726 <i>But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured.</i> Well, that's not exactly true. You can continue to pay your premiums into the same group policy for up to a year under COBR coverage. And if you don't want that policy, you can always purchase another. It isn't that individual health insurance doesn't EXIST -- it's that it's granted a tax preference in the employer group setting that isn't extended to the direct individual setting. But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured.

Well, that’s not exactly true. You can continue to pay your premiums into the same group policy for up to a year under COBR coverage. And if you don’t want that policy, you can always purchase another. It isn’t that individual health insurance doesn’t EXIST — it’s that it’s granted a tax preference in the employer group setting that isn’t extended to the direct individual setting.

]]> By: R.J. Lehmann http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7738 R.J. Lehmann Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:21:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7738 <i>But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured.</i> Well, that's not exactly true. You can continue to pay your premiums into the same group policy for up to a year under COBR coverage. And if you don't want that policy, you can always purchase another. It isn't that individual health insurance doesn't EXIST -- it's that it's granted a tax preference in the employer group setting that isn't extended to the direct individual setting. But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured.

Well, that’s not exactly true. You can continue to pay your premiums into the same group policy for up to a year under COBR coverage. And if you don’t want that policy, you can always purchase another. It isn’t that individual health insurance doesn’t EXIST — it’s that it’s granted a tax preference in the employer group setting that isn’t extended to the direct individual setting.

]]> By: digamma.net - notes » The Socialist Cato Institute http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7725 digamma.net - notes » The Socialist Cato Institute Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:03:43 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7725 [...] In an excellent post on bad “policy marriages” Cato’s Will Wilkinson says: If I could push a button and divorce houses from schools and work from health care, I would do it. I would prefer generous federal-level education vouchers, and generous federal-level universal insurance coverage over the status-quo. And I don’t like either of those ideas very much. [...] [...] In an excellent post on bad “policy marriages” Cato’s Will Wilkinson says: If I could push a button and divorce houses from schools and work from health care, I would do it. I would prefer generous federal-level education vouchers, and generous federal-level universal insurance coverage over the status-quo. And I don’t like either of those ideas very much. [...]

]]> By: digamma http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7724 digamma Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:51:12 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7724 <i>Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money.... We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.</i> Houses cost money and nice houses cost a lot of money. We can either pay for a house, have our company provide us with a house, or pay more taxes to the gov't for our house. So, one way or another, our income pays for our houses. Now, if you lose your job, are you homeless? No you are not. You can hopefully keep paying your rent or mortgage with your cash reserves. Or you can appeal to someone else to help you make those payments. Or you can sell something. But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured. And that's the bad marriage. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money….

We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.

Houses cost money and nice houses cost a lot of money. We can either pay for a house, have our company provide us with a house, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for our house. So, one way or another, our income pays for our houses.

Now, if you lose your job, are you homeless? No you are not. You can hopefully keep paying your rent or mortgage with your cash reserves. Or you can appeal to someone else to help you make those payments. Or you can sell something.

But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured. And that’s the bad marriage.

]]> By: digamma http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7727 digamma Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7727 <i>Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money.... We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.</i> Houses cost money and nice houses cost a lot of money. We can either pay for a house, have our company provide us with a house, or pay more taxes to the gov't for our house. So, one way or another, our income pays for our houses. Now, if you lose your job, are you homeless? No you are not. You can hopefully keep paying your rent or mortgage with your cash reserves. Or you can appeal to someone else to help you make those payments. Or you can sell something. But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured. And that's the bad marriage. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money….

We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.

Houses cost money and nice houses cost a lot of money. We can either pay for a house, have our company provide us with a house, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for our house. So, one way or another, our income pays for our houses.

Now, if you lose your job, are you homeless? No you are not. You can hopefully keep paying your rent or mortgage with your cash reserves. Or you can appeal to someone else to help you make those payments. Or you can sell something.

But if you lose your job, you are immediately uninsured. And that’s the bad marriage.

]]> By: mike http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7723 mike Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7723 Maybe I'm missing the point (I often do) but it seems to me that the link between health care and work is less a marriage and more a conjoined twin. While on the surface it looks like a weird combo, I think they're as inseparable as work and vacation. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money. Other than the lottery (and perhaps Anna Nicole Smith's methods) work is the only way I know of to get money. We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov't for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care. The way I see it, all marriages are bad if there is no compromise in the relationship. Maybe I’m missing the point (I often do) but it seems to me that the link between health care and work is less a marriage and more a conjoined twin.
While on the surface it looks like a weird combo, I think they’re as inseparable as work and vacation. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money. Other than the lottery (and perhaps Anna Nicole Smith’s methods) work is the only way I know of to get money.

We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.

The way I see it, all marriages are bad if there is no compromise in the relationship.

]]> By: mike http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7737 mike Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7737 Maybe I'm missing the point (I often do) but it seems to me that the link between health care and work is less a marriage and more a conjoined twin. While on the surface it looks like a weird combo, I think they're as inseparable as work and vacation. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money. Other than the lottery (and perhaps Anna Nicole Smith's methods) work is the only way I know of to get money. We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov't for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care. The way I see it, all marriages are bad if there is no compromise in the relationship. Maybe I’m missing the point (I often do) but it seems to me that the link between health care and work is less a marriage and more a conjoined twin.
While on the surface it looks like a weird combo, I think they’re as inseparable as work and vacation. Health care costs money and good health care costs a lot of money. Other than the lottery (and perhaps Anna Nicole Smith’s methods) work is the only way I know of to get money.

We can either pay for care, have our company pay for care, or pay more taxes to the gov’t for care. So, one way or another, our income pays for our health care.

The way I see it, all marriages are bad if there is no compromise in the relationship.

]]> By: Caliban http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7722 Caliban Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:53:07 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7722 The work/healthcare link is just miserable. Like you say, it worked a lot better when people had 50 year careers at the same company. Not so good nowadays. The location/school one also seems incredibly poor. It seems like a recipe for inequality, resentment and no incentives to improve the quality at said schools. The work/healthcare link is just miserable. Like you say, it worked a lot better when people had 50 year careers at the same company. Not so good nowadays.

The location/school one also seems incredibly poor. It seems like a recipe for inequality, resentment and no incentives to improve the quality at said schools.

]]> By: Brian Patrick Moore http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7736 Brian Patrick Moore Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:53:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7736 The work/healthcare link is just miserable. Like you say, it worked a lot better when people had 50 year careers at the same company. Not so good nowadays. The location/school one also seems incredibly poor. It seems like a recipe for inequality, resentment and no incentives to improve the quality at said schools. The work/healthcare link is just miserable. Like you say, it worked a lot better when people had 50 year careers at the same company. Not so good nowadays.

The location/school one also seems incredibly poor. It seems like a recipe for inequality, resentment and no incentives to improve the quality at said schools.

]]> By: R.J. Lehmann http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7721 R.J. Lehmann Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:23:33 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2006/03/07/bad-marriages/#comment-7721 The means of raising funds for the federal treasury and... Social policy w/r/t home ownership Social policy w/r/t provision of health care Social policy w/r/t religious institutions Social policy w/r/t charitable giving Social policy w/r/t savings and investment patterns Social policy w/r/t family size Social policy w/r/t smoking, alcohol, and other vices Social policy w/r/t (insert favorite tax code loophole here) The means of raising funds for the federal treasury and…

Social policy w/r/t home ownership
Social policy w/r/t provision of health care
Social policy w/r/t religious institutions
Social policy w/r/t charitable giving
Social policy w/r/t savings and investment patterns
Social policy w/r/t family size
Social policy w/r/t smoking, alcohol, and other vices
Social policy w/r/t (insert favorite tax code loophole here)

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