[Bob Ireland]

I have no idea what other people pay for health care; I know some pay nothing; likely others pay thousands... that changes nothing in my post.

[VRWCarea51]

So if have been on the system for 15 years you didn’t pay a DIME into the Medicare Perscription coverage portion!

Thanks for Playing along. Now if you would thank all your Freeper friends who some pay 10 times more for their own insurance AND pay yours thru the Medicare tax I am sure a few would appreciate it.

[tpmintx]

I know some pay nothing;

The only people who "pay nothing" are those who are destitute.

If your employer pays 100% of your coverage, then you are creating enough value to your employer so that he/she is willing to pay 100% of your coverage. Regardless of which column in your employer's payroll spreadsheet holds your healthcare expense, it is the employee who is creating the value that is used to pay for the healthcare coverage. The cost of employee healthcare is part of the cost of having employees. If employees do not provide sufficient value to cover the cost of employment, the employees are eliminated. Therefore it is the employee that is "paying" for 100% of their coverage by creating the value that gets it paid.

At least in the private sector.