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In the UK, or anywhere else in Europe, or Canada - or pretty much any other capitalist country - you can leave your job for a better paying one or to start your

In the UK, or anywhere else in Europe, or Canada - or pretty much any other capitalist country - you can leave your job for a better paying one or to start your own wealth creating business. This allows the country to maximize the value of your labor. In the US you can't leave your job to start your own business because your children might get sick and die. Even leaving for another employer is tricky because there is often a 6-12month gap before the new health coverage kicks in and anything you had treated in the past (like a broken leg in a childhood cycling accident) becomes a pre-existing condition and the new place denies you coverage. This very effectively reduces wage costs since the whole 'importing people from africa' thing was banned.

fijall 16y ago
Importing people from anywhere else is on it's way out in the US as well. (even willingly)
JabavuAdams 16y ago
This is important! It highlights the difference between dejure protection of freedoms, and defacto protection. As a relatively well-paid (when I wasn't working for myself) Canadian, it just never occurred to me that I might need to stick with a job just for the benefits. I had the freedom to move.
- uygtfrgtyjuhk 16y ago
  Thus allowing you to maximize your income, skill utilization and benefit to society - hence a commie plot (apparently)
cookiecaper 16y ago
A stipulation of most group insurance plans is that the insurer will not deny coverage to any person in the group. Most people switching jobs will not have to worry about insurability if they are switching to an established company with an extant group plan. Working for such an employer is in fact one of the only ways many people can get health insurance. A six or twelve month wait is also unusual on switching jobs. Generally it will take ~60 days from hire for the new insurance to kick in, but rarely more than 90.

fijall 16y ago

Importing people from anywhere else is on it's way out in the US as well. (even willingly)

JabavuAdams 16y ago

This is important! It highlights the difference between dejure protection of freedoms, and defacto protection. As a relatively well-paid (when I wasn't working for myself) Canadian, it just never occurred to me that I might need to stick with a job just for the benefits. I had the freedom to move.

uygtfrgtyjuhk 16y ago
Thus allowing you to maximize your income, skill utilization and benefit to society - hence a commie plot (apparently)

cookiecaper 16y ago

A stipulation of most group insurance plans is that the insurer will not deny coverage to any person in the group. Most people switching jobs will not have to worry about insurability if they are switching to an established company with an extant group plan. Working for such an employer is in fact one of the only ways many people can get health insurance. A six or twelve month wait is also unusual on switching jobs. Generally it will take ~60 days from hire for the new insurance to kick in, but rarely more than 90.