What Are the Benefits of Benifits?

I have an aunt who, whenever I told her about a new job I had started, her first question would be, "do you get benefits?" I now realize how devoid of meaning that concern of hers really is.

Medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy, according to a Harvard University study, which also showed that more than 75% of those who declared bankruptcy because of mounting medical bills had health insurance at the start of their illness.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Health-Insurance-Bankruptcy---A-Common-Dilemma&id=1085936
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5530Y020090604

So it amazes me that the majority of people who I talk to who are against reform or a public option or single payer, are people with insurance who feel, "why should my tax dollars go to help someone else." I guess their ignorance and selfishness could very well be a nasty revenge. This is not the America I want to live in.