“taxing the Sick”-
LOL- I got that too..— but actually that may
have been a Freudian slip- I always thought the
havard profs WERE SICK—
Oh by the Way — up here in minneeeesota the
U of M - (up until O’bummer care)- PAID NOTHING
for their health care!!- I kid you not- they went
nuts on the new “fees”- so.... I was talking to
an employee (this was 2 years ago)- who was having
his second child- NOT A single $$ Bill out of his
pocket—(and his wife had complications- must be
nice to be one of the Elite -(the U of M -gets
100’s of millions EACH year from the taxpayers)
I guess I’m just getting old... I still remember the rationale for those benefits. Being an academic was similar to taking a vow of poverty. You got roughly the pay of the average sales clerk, you had to constantly research and publish, you had a long and continuing educational process, etc. In compensation, you had reasonable job security and good fringe benefits. These days, it’s more like being given a lifetime membership in the elite classes.... only thing missing is a faculty yacht.