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Old 12-23-2005, 08:47 PM
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Default $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

for me, even if i was making $10/hr, i feel like i'm making more because i dont have to waste 30min each way to commute to work.

plus lower expenses like saving $ on gas/bus/train, eating out for lunch, etc.

How about you?
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Old 12-23-2005, 10:18 PM
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Default Re: $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

Yes, but poker does not have employee benefits such as health insurance, so it evens out.
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Old 12-23-2005, 10:24 PM
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I would kill for a half hour commute.
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Old 12-23-2005, 11:53 PM
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Yes, but poker does not have employee benefits such as health insurance, so it evens out.

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ok, so reduced expenses gets evened out w/lack of benefits.

that still leaves the commute time you dont have to waste.
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Old 12-24-2005, 12:22 AM
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Default Re: $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

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I would kill for a half hour commute.

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Hell, I'd kill for an hour commute.
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Old 12-24-2005, 12:01 PM
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Default Re: $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

Health insurance is worth an average of about $5/hour I think. For a family anyway.
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Old 12-24-2005, 12:06 PM
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Default Re: $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

I feel like I'm making more per hour cause I couldn't make this much doing a normal job. I'm not worth this much to anyone.
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Old 12-24-2005, 12:12 PM
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I think for a single male in their 20s, which is a pretty common demographic in this forum, health insurance is worth $1/hour. It's not that expensive for healthy, young people and many employers charge you a portion of the premium anyway. I don't really see the big deal for many people. Obviously, milage will vary depending on ones health and medication needs. For families, it matters more, but in corporate america a lot of those expenses are out of pocket. In the government and academic sector, of course it's more valuable. However, I think people completely overrate the "lack of health insurance" as a huge downside to being self-employed or quitting a job. The real killer is the self-employment tax.

-dustyn
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Old 12-24-2005, 01:01 PM
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Health insurance is worth an average of about $5/hour I think. For a family anyway.

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Good estimate, probably a little closer to $6/hr. It's about $1000 a month if you pay it on your own.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:33 PM
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Default Re: $/hr- Feel like you\'re making more because of no commute time?

Health insurance is the biggest scam. What is the insurance business doing in the medical profession anyway?
There is a minimal difference in being insured and uninsured. I've known a few people who got seriously sick while insured and went bankrupt anyway.
The only way for the health care system to be overhauled is for people to STOP paying medical insurance period.Maybe then medical procedures will become affordable.
My friend got a heart attack while uninsured. Now he's paying off $50 a month forever, which is cheaper than insurance.
Stop feeding the insurance companies - they're just siphoning off money and making health care expensive.
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