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It’s an accident. The TL;DR is: During WW2 wages were frozen and employers were looking for benefits they could offer to hire workers. Health care was one. http
by Xylakant 6y ago
It’s an accident. The TL;DR is: During WW2 wages were frozen and employers were looking for benefits they could offer to hire workers. Health care was one. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/upshot/the-real-reason-the-us-has-employer-sponsored-health-insurance.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/upshot/the-real-reason-th...
- eru 6y agoAnd afterwards wages were pro-forma unfrozen, but income tax went up to ridiculous levels in the higher brackets like 90%. So sneaking some tax free compensation to your employees was just as valuable.