tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post5977724917748470336..comments2024-03-04T05:55:35.225-05:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Did James Ramsey tell the truth?Martin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-52345303403913217352007-03-28T21:32:00.000-04:002007-03-28T21:32:00.000-04:00Anonymous,Misinformation? See today's press releas...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Misinformation? See today's press release.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-42694294120228234662007-03-26T10:58:00.000-04:002007-03-26T10:58:00.000-04:00"You get so few comments on this blog that I am su..."You get so few comments on this blog that I am sure you are surprised to get a real question from a real person who presents a real idea to you that does not fit easily into your little safe box of responses"<BR/><BR/>Cothran is one of just a few remaining "original thinkers" who continue to man the barricades against the dismally PC media in KY. Thank god for him!solarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142631086947541154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-71276945748116398882007-03-25T23:34:00.000-04:002007-03-25T23:34:00.000-04:00Martin, It is apparent that you have spread yo...Martin,<BR/><BR/> It is apparent that you have spread your misinformation to someone who really knows what she is talking about.<BR/><BR/> You get so few comments on this blog that I am sure you are surprised to get a real question from a real person who presents a real idea to you that does not fit easily into your little safe box of responses.<BR/><BR/> Give it a rest Martin-- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-41864617227733182412007-03-23T21:45:00.000-04:002007-03-23T21:45:00.000-04:00sporcupine, I see what you are saying. I agree th...sporcupine, <BR/><BR/>I see what you are saying. I agree that we can't determine which part of the "Employer Paid Benefit" is the employee's subsidy and which is part is the spouse's/domestic partner's. But it seems we at least know:<BR/><BR/>1. That U of L does subsidize something, since it references "money U of L spends for your domestic partner and his/her children"; and<BR/><BR/>2. It Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-46181752350519035402007-03-23T17:28:00.000-04:002007-03-23T17:28:00.000-04:00The university's contribution looks to me like the...The university's contribution looks to me like the cost of the employee's coverage, not the cost for anyone living with the employee. That's why, in the benefits schedule at http://louisville.edu/admin/humanr/enrollment/plan/coverage/health/#rates12, the employee only pays $50 for the employee's own coverage. <BR/><BR/>So why is there a lower charge for the second person on the plan (just a SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-77971000708348229192007-03-23T15:45:00.000-04:002007-03-23T15:45:00.000-04:00Sporcupine,I think I understand what you are sayin...Sporcupine,<BR/><BR/>I think I understand what you are saying, but I don't see how it bears on the question of whether the benefit is being subsidized. You are discussing whether a health benefit is to be considered as a before-tax benefit, and when it is to be considered an after-tax benefit. But that is not relevant to whether the benefit (whether it is considered a before or after-tax benefitMartin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-25478140230733038492007-03-23T14:37:00.000-04:002007-03-23T14:37:00.000-04:00Martin,I don't think the U of L site is describing...Martin,<BR/><BR/>I don't think the U of L site is describing a subsidy from U of L.<BR/><BR/>My husband chooses an amount each year for his employer to set aside for medical expenses. The tax collectors treat those dollars as never being in his paycheck. As a result, what we spend for our daughter's allergy medicine and our son's braces is never subject to tax, and we save a nice bit of money.SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.com