Re: MSNBC (Oberg) - Deadly space lessons go unheeded

From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 05:55:03 GMT

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:15:49 -0600, in a place far, far away, JazzMan
<No_Spam@airmail.net> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
way as to indicate that:

>> The fact that it's not taxed if your employer pays it, but is taxed if
>> you do, is one of the fundamental problems with the system.
>
>Not only that, but for someone making 5$.15 an hour it doesn't
>matter simply because even if they spent 100% of their net
>income on medical insurance to the exclusion of food, shelter,
>child costs, etc, they still wouldn't be able to get good
>medical care.
>
>I challenge all you allegedly intelligent people here to sit
>down and write out a simple budget using real world numbers
>and show proof that someone making minimum wage can afford
>health insurance and live a minimal life out of the rain on
>at least 1,600 calories a day.

Why are they making minimum wage?

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