Not to mention, many would be able to work for or create startups, small businesses, or heck, just bum around or retire if they had saved enough over the years.

Not to mention, many would be able to work for or create startups, small businesses, or heck, just bum around or retire if they had saved enough over the years. Companies hate employees having this kind of flexibility. Just on some other thread on HN, there was talk of how foreign grad students were not treated well compared to citizens, since the foreigners were tied to a visa.