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>I think it’s worth doing the math on how much it costs you in healthcare coverage before really judging a book by its cover here. If my compound deductions are the same who cares if it’s just taxes?

Have you done this analysis? Most employers cover a portion of your employer sponsored health insurance. Are you expecting that your employer will just add this amount back to your salary?

At no point in my career, going back to fast food in college, have I ever spent 5-10% of my income on insurance. I would have to include the employer portion to even get close to that.




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