Comments on: Too Expensive to Hire Women? http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/ Getting Rich Slick® has never been so easy... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: RichSlick http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 RichSlick Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:26:10 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/2007/04/25/too-expensive-to-hire-women/#comment-2221 I guess the question then becomes, why isn't ALL insurance based on "equal" payer system? Why do some people pay more for life insurance than others? Why do some drivers pay more than others? It seems we have rational thinking plans for insurance but when it comes to health insurance we impose all sorts of crazy rules. If a drunk driver frequently crashes his vehicle it makes sense that he should pay more for insurance. If a person who is a drug addict and has a history of disease (hepatitis, aids, etc) it makes sense that he/she should pay more for life insurance than someone else. If a woman ends up going to the doctor more frequently (for whatever reason) or has higher cost treatments (for whatever reason) why shouldn't they pay more for insurance? People will quickly cry "discrimination" but never bother looking into the real reason why disparities exist in the first place. I guess the question then becomes, why isn’t ALL insurance based on “equal” payer system?

Why do some people pay more for life insurance than others? Why do some drivers pay more than others? It seems we have rational thinking plans for insurance but when it comes to health insurance we impose all sorts of crazy rules.

If a drunk driver frequently crashes his vehicle it makes sense that he should pay more for insurance.

If a person who is a drug addict and has a history of disease (hepatitis, aids, etc) it makes sense that he/she should pay more for life insurance than someone else.

If a woman ends up going to the doctor more frequently (for whatever reason) or has higher cost treatments (for whatever reason) why shouldn’t they pay more for insurance?

People will quickly cry “discrimination” but never bother looking into the real reason why disparities exist in the first place.

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 mapgirl Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:34:02 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/2007/04/25/too-expensive-to-hire-women/#comment-2083 Being fat is not a protected class. Being female is. Perhaps the issue is who is paying for the insurance, i.e. not having a single payer system. Do that and you've just eliminiated the cost disparity. Being fat is not a protected class. Being female is.

Perhaps the issue is who is paying for the insurance, i.e. not having a single payer system. Do that and you’ve just eliminiated the cost disparity.

]]> By: dong http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 dong Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:45:35 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/2007/04/25/too-expensive-to-hire-women/#comment-2071 Interesting, I never knew. On the tobbaco and obesity bit there was businessweek cover story talking about companies trying to control their health care costs by basically incentivizing people to lose weight and or quit smoking. I think that's smart. Gender, not sure how or if you should control for that cut costs... Interesting, I never knew. On the tobbaco and obesity bit there was businessweek cover story talking about companies trying to control their health care costs by basically incentivizing people to lose weight and or quit smoking. I think that’s smart. Gender, not sure how or if you should control for that cut costs…

]]> By: RichSlick http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 RichSlick Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:27:27 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/2007/04/25/too-expensive-to-hire-women/#comment-2067 c, I always thought there was some law mandating insurance cost the same for everyone because when I ask around the only difference in what people pay seems to be for those that are single or those who are married. it turns out the employer has been picking up the tab on the back side probably to avoid the blatant disparity with the employees. I could only imagine the fiasco if a female employee found out she was paying $150 more than her male counterpart for the same health insurance plan. Perhaps this helps explain why women supposedly earn $0.76 for every $1.00 a man earns; the employer is subsidizing the health insurance and there's no such thing as a free ride! c, I always thought there was some law mandating insurance cost the same for everyone because when I ask around the only difference in what people pay seems to be for those that are single or those who are married.

it turns out the employer has been picking up the tab on the back side probably to avoid the blatant disparity with the employees.

I could only imagine the fiasco if a female employee found out she was paying $150 more than her male counterpart for the same health insurance plan.

Perhaps this helps explain why women supposedly earn $0.76 for every $1.00 a man earns; the employer is subsidizing the health insurance and there’s no such thing as a free ride!

]]> By: c http://www.getrichslick.com/too-expensive-to-hire-women/249/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 c Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:25:20 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/2007/04/25/too-expensive-to-hire-women/#comment-2060 Rich,your the first I've seen to talk about this taboo subject.I wasn't even aware of the insurance price gap. The case could also be easily made that obesity and smoking are also very expensive for companies to deal with. Rich,your the first I’ve seen to talk about this taboo subject.I wasn’t even aware of the insurance price gap.
The case could also be easily made that obesity and smoking are also very expensive for companies to deal with.

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