one thing you're forgetting, DSLAM. Cable and DSL both function in very similar ways in regards to their business practices, and both have more customers on any given connection than they can support should all of those customers attempt to use their full bandwidth at any given point in time. the DSLAM causes the same issue as channel sharing in neighborhoods on cable, anyone within 7-10 thousand feet of the DSLAM is sharing the bandwidth too.
beyond all that, every ISP is screwing you over at the exchange and peering points. most ISP's attempt to charge for peers regardless of whether or not being connected to that peer would be beneficial to them. more peers = more outbound/inbound bandwidth and better access to the whole of the internet. peering is dirt cheap compared to having dedicated lines run, and having an open presence at a PAIX or SIX facility gives your customers better access to the internet and more bandwidth.
at least in the US, there's two types of private health care: group plans and individual plans. a group plan is generally bought by an employer, union, or other type of organization, with a discounted fixed (in the sense that every member pays the same per person on their insurance) per-member cost that reflects the bulk number of plans that will be sold. an individual plan is sold to individuals/families, and the cost is based solely on the lifestyle choices, family medical history, and current medical issues of the individual/family purchasing the plan.
the problem here is that, regardless of the health of your employees, health insurance is going to continue to cost more. 40 obese employees out of 100 total employees paying $10 a month more isn't going to stop the increased costs next year when prices jump another $14-$18 a month per employee (which is fairly low compared to last years average of 7.7% increase). mind you, as a large number of employers offer full or partial medical coverage, not everyone sees these increases if their company/organization eats the cost, but I assure you that they happen across the board regardless of insurance company or individual health.
while I don't personally have an issue with what clarian is doing, I urge healthy people to understand that this is in no way benefiting them. people backing it purely because they believe this will benefit them need to speak with their human resources department or medical insurance agent. the only people that benefit from this would be a) employers who offer partial medical coverage, b) any insurance company that starts doing this, and c) any truly unhealthy people that use this as a means to achieve better health.
Slashdot Mirror
"We're whalors on the moon, we carry a harpoon, but there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales and sing our whaling tune!"
why, that's no bigger than the womprats I used to bullseye in my T-16 back home...
they're....what plants crave....
one thing you're forgetting, DSLAM. Cable and DSL both function in very similar ways in regards to their business practices, and both have more customers on any given connection than they can support should all of those customers attempt to use their full bandwidth at any given point in time. the DSLAM causes the same issue as channel sharing in neighborhoods on cable, anyone within 7-10 thousand feet of the DSLAM is sharing the bandwidth too.
beyond all that, every ISP is screwing you over at the exchange and peering points. most ISP's attempt to charge for peers regardless of whether or not being connected to that peer would be beneficial to them. more peers = more outbound/inbound bandwidth and better access to the whole of the internet. peering is dirt cheap compared to having dedicated lines run, and having an open presence at a PAIX or SIX facility gives your customers better access to the internet and more bandwidth.
at least in the US, there's two types of private health care: group plans and individual plans. a group plan is generally bought by an employer, union, or other type of organization, with a discounted fixed (in the sense that every member pays the same per person on their insurance) per-member cost that reflects the bulk number of plans that will be sold. an individual plan is sold to individuals/families, and the cost is based solely on the lifestyle choices, family medical history, and current medical issues of the individual/family purchasing the plan.
the problem here is that, regardless of the health of your employees, health insurance is going to continue to cost more. 40 obese employees out of 100 total employees paying $10 a month more isn't going to stop the increased costs next year when prices jump another $14-$18 a month per employee (which is fairly low compared to last years average of 7.7% increase). mind you, as a large number of employers offer full or partial medical coverage, not everyone sees these increases if their company/organization eats the cost, but I assure you that they happen across the board regardless of insurance company or individual health.
while I don't personally have an issue with what clarian is doing, I urge healthy people to understand that this is in no way benefiting them. people backing it purely because they believe this will benefit them need to speak with their human resources department or medical insurance agent. the only people that benefit from this would be a) employers who offer partial medical coverage, b) any insurance company that starts doing this, and c) any truly unhealthy people that use this as a means to achieve better health.