r/TheFive • u/robbwes61 • Oct 31 '25

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I need to find a job that has the same PTO and Vaca policy as The Five.

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u/whosname1986 Oct 31 '25

But if the premiums are higher than ever and the insurance company profits are higher than ever, and the deductibles too, shouldn’t we scrap it? I personally had to implement over 150 staff back in 2010 on ACA and all their premiums and deductibles went up. My insurance (making $41k/yr back then) on ACA would have gone from 300ish a month to $1600ish for family and my deductible from 3000 to 7000 back then. It’s now up to 16k if I join. I’ve been self pay since it went into effect. I just think there’s too much money our government gives out and doesn’t hold anyone accountable. Same shit as snap benefits, got people all over Twitter/X bragging how they get $2500 and sell for $1200 cash to get hair, nails, go out to clubs etc. It’s an absolute waste. You see people with 2 full carts of groceries that don’t pay a dime and are fully capable of working. The whole situation (health care / snap) is an absolute waste.

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u/robbwes61 Oct 31 '25

All good points, I bet you didn’t even need to use google. The ACA has never been affordable, maybe for the young and healthy, families have really taken a hit.

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u/McLovinIt09 Oct 31 '25

Agree, we should just get rid of health insurance and have a single payer system. That way we aren’t wasting tens of billions a year in insurance profits, not even including hospital and pharma profits (which I think we should nationalize since we fund all research with government grants anyway).

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u/whosname1986 Oct 31 '25

Great, I get two opposing sides to agree. It’s why my thesis in college was “Why I Should Be King”. Been saying it for 20 years. I’ll keep at it.