Yeah, real life is hard, isn't it? The choices free people must make.

Why would any job that is "bigger and better" not have health insurance? Isn't that part of what someone would reasonably consider in judging whether it actually IS bigger and better? Where are all these great jobs out there that don't provide health care? Independent contractors? That would make them self employed, which means they are the boss, which means that they can choose whether they want to provide health care to themselves or not. It is a cost of doing business. And you get tax credits, btw. I always worked at jobs with health benefits and am now self employed. You can bet that health care was high on my list of things I needed before I took that step.

My suggestion is for people to think about what it is that they want and what they need. If health care is on the list, they know what to do. Personally, I think a daily massage would go a long way to making me feel fulfilled and free. It is probably healthy, too. I am not about to insist that the taxpayers pay for it.

And BTW - I struggled as a young woman with no health care - went to free clinics, stood in line, hat in one hand, child's hand in another. It sucks. I make the employment decisions I make, in part, considering that experience. You can bet that health care benefits are high on my list of what I need from a job. I am not about to expect the rest of the country to provide health care so I can go find myself, flip burgers, be a sidewalk artist or whatever. My dreams are mine to follow. They aren't anyone else's responsibility.