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If I remember correctly, it was labor unions that demanded that employers provide these benefits for their employees. Doubt the unions had any ill intent but th
by Mountain_Skies 7y ago
If I remember correctly, it was labor unions that demanded that employers provide these benefits for their employees. Doubt the unions had any ill intent but the law of unintended consequences really has come into play. The whole system is so entrenched that any solution is going to be painful to implement though maybe or maybe not as painful as continuing the current state of things.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIt was because of wage freezes during WW2. 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...