while U.S. citizens convinced their employers. During WWII the government imposed wage controls.. but fringe benefits did not count as wages. And with a shorta

while U.S. citizens convinced their employers. During WWII the government imposed wage controls.. but fringe benefits did not count as wages. And with a shortage in labor because of the war, employers used health insurance and other fringe benefits to attract workers. The unions jumped onboard later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United_States#The_rise_of_employer-sponsored_coverage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United...