--by Sebastian
One of the most ridiculous things about the current American health care system is the accidental legacy of the price controls of WWII which led companies to promote health care benefits since they could not compete on price. The weird and unnecessary tie between health care benefits and working distorts all sorts of possible ways of dealing with lack of insurance.
But I'm not here to talk about how to fix that today. I'm here to show you the result of that strange tie, I give you Runaway Box "Boyfriend with Health Care Benefits":
Damn.
A guy who's only bringing a rent-control apartment ain't got a chance these days.
Posted by: russell | June 30, 2009 at 11:55 AM
She even knew which health care groups she wanted. Don't try to be cheesy with some fly by night!
Posted by: Sebastian | June 30, 2009 at 12:18 PM
very funny. 'I'll get you braces, girl!'
the accidental legacy of the price controls of WWII which led companies to promote health care benefits since they could not compete on price.
Of course the full legacy of our current system is conservatives/AMA/et al blocking national health care from Truman-on. The arbitrary system we have was preserved on purpose.
don't mean to be a t-rd in the punchbowl, but, really....
Posted by: jonnybutter | June 30, 2009 at 02:29 PM
I feel a greater need for health care benefits than ever before.
Posted by: Gary Farber | June 30, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Not to pry too much, but Gary I thought you already had a girl!
Hmmm I wonder if men are also attracted to health care benefits? My company has excellent ones. Although no optometry. But the dental is good!
Posted by: Sebastian | June 30, 2009 at 04:17 PM
"Not to pry too much, but Gary I thought you already had a girl!"
Extremely regrettably, and sadly, that ended several months ago. I even wrote about it (rather embarrassingly and over-wroughtly) a few times here, but it's perfectly understandable, if quite shocking, that you wouldn't have followed my every comment.
I'm now highly available. Once you've had fiftiesh, chubby, unemployed, broke-ish, with treatable mental illness, gout, and high blood pressure, you can't go back, you know!
(Well, actually, it appears you can; but it would be nice to find someone I find desirable who thinks otherwise.)
On the plus side, I can also be pretty annoying.
Posted by: Gary Farber | June 30, 2009 at 04:29 PM
But, you know, free proofreading thrown in.
Posted by: Gary Farber | June 30, 2009 at 04:36 PM
Oh, I'm sorry Gary. That must have happened during one of my many periods where I was playing hard to get with this blog. ;)
Posted by: Sebastian | June 30, 2009 at 04:45 PM