In my experience, there are companies that provide lots of benefits with the honest to goodness intention of caring for their employees. However, there are a lot of firms that provide benefits simply to comply with agreements with labor unions or to be able to claim that they are doing something for their people. Should that be the case, I recommend that employees secure their own individual health insurance policies. Experience thought me that there can be no substitute to a good health insurance. At certain points, we may feel too young to die but certainly, sickness respects no age bracket.
A columnist for a Philippine newspaper talks about the costs and massive preparations required by the US Secret Service whenever President Bush and other (US Presidents) travel outside of Washington DC. I remember watching a CNN report that showed how big a US presidential convoy is, compared to the two vehicle transport being used by Prime Minister Tony Blair of the UK.
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