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It is difficult to work part time and get benefits such as health insurance. Since this is a necessity for most people there is no practical option to work part
by imgabe 9y ago
It is difficult to work part time and get benefits such as health insurance. Since this is a necessity for most people there is no practical option to work part time.
- konschubert 9y agoI didn't consider the health insurance system in the US.
- smileysteve 9y agoTo emphasize the contrast to the parent comment on libertarianism and free market. Government does not dictate that a company can not pay for benefits such as health insurance for part time workers.
- imgabe 9y agoInsurance providers sometimes have minimum numbers of hours required for an employee to be eligible to participate. I have an arrangement with my employer to work only 4 days a week (32 hours), but I was told that going any lower than that would complicate things with regard to benefits. No, government does not "dictate" necessarily, but the current situation in the US with employer-provided healthcare greatly complicates working part-time, to the point that it's not really worthwhile for a business to spend time figuring it out when there are plenty of people willing to work full time.
- BeetleB 9y agoNot sure why you're getting downvoted. I'm more on the socialist spectrum myself, but even I see what you and the higher comment is saying.
- mikestew 9y agoThe commentor is not technically wrong, but practically so. Government might not dictate, but insurance companies will.