Quote Originally Posted by tony
I will also say I believe if you want to pay a higher percentage of your pay for private or supplemental coverage then by all means do so.. but don't strip those who do not have the means of their coverage as well.
This I can't agree with. People always have the means to change their situation for the good. The problem is they choose not to work hard enough to get where they want.

Case in point, my parents. We moved here in 93 with no money, no ability to speak english, and no assistance besides the first apartment we had was subsidized thanks to the Jewish Community Center. My parents were making something to the effect of $4-5/hr at the time. But they busted ass nonstop, and now today they combine to make well over 6 figures, own their own cars, house, this, that, and the third. So, you cant expect me to believe that people who have lived here their whole life and have a distinct comparative advantage in the language department can't make something more of themselves.