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Once you agree a safety net is a net positive, then it comes down to implementation. In this case, the employer is the parent's employer. Which means that the
by pbiggar 6y ago
Once you agree a safety net is a net positive, then it comes down to implementation.
In this case, the employer is the parent's employer. Which means that the people who can take the risk to create startups is limited to "people whose parents have health insurance". Which excludes a large section of society, including for example poor people.
(also--and this might be a bit of a jump for someone just learning about inequality of opportunity--but a fun thing to research online is "why is the US the only country with employer-based health insurance", especially once you discover the answer is "slavery")!
- erik_seaberg 6y agoDuring World War II, the US government imposed price controls to prevent the market from reflecting the reality of shortages. Employers started competing by offering health insurance because they were barred from raising wages.
- pbiggar 6y agoThanks for the correction! I actually confused my facts here - it's tipping I was thinking of that comes directly from slavery. Employer-paid health care just _continues_ because of racism, as opposed to being created by it.