They call it benefits because it’s marketing that works.
Yes. With employment insurance, your employer pays a large chunk of it, its called benefits for a reason. Like 401k matching, if you dont use it, youre leaving money on the table
zbyte64@awful.systems 3 months ago
elephantium@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What would you call it? What’s your objection to the term “employee benefits”? You sound like you have an axe to grind, but I don’t get your angle.
zbyte64@awful.systems 3 months ago
My angle is to paid the most. If we let the person we are negotiating with to define all the terms and conditions, then there is not much room to ask for more.
db2@lemmy.world 3 months ago
They definitely marketed effectively to you.
That’s not a good thing.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Do you not have a 401k? Or a Roth IRA? Are you at least paying into social security?
db2@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No, no, and yes until the so-called Republicans gut it and pocket the money.
You’re not speaking the same language here.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 3 months ago
You really need to start saving for retirement, its never too early, and if you start late, it can still help
cm0002@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Healthcare is a human right, it should have never been a benefit tied to employment.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Thats why Medicare and Medicaid exist
cm0002@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Those things are a joke, have you ever been on Medicare? It’s terrible and are still strangled by private insurances at every turn.
A few years ago, it was calculated that moving to a single-payer healthcare system and abolishing private healthcare would, at worst, increase an individuals tax to like <$1000/yr
I have a fairly decent employer provided insurance and even then it’s still 500+ a MONTH. Before even factoring in other private insurance bullshit like copays and out of pockets and a myriad of other fees and gotchas, I’ll exceed that 1000 tax bill in like 2 months.
Even if you’re a selfish conservative asshole, it would save you so much money as well.
But sure, keep listening spouting the rich elite propaganda, you’re just a temporarily embarrassed billionaire after all.