Not sure how much factual basis I have to back this up, but from my observations, the insurance system the US has was created by accident, but is absolutely mai

Not sure how much factual basis I have to back this up, but from my observations, the insurance system the US has was created by accident, but is absolutely maintained on purpose. Keeping health insurance tied to employment was a nice benefit for when insurance wasn't universal in many other countries, and healthcare wasn't nearly as expensive (as it wasn't as good as it is now). Now, keeping it tied to employment keeps people working, in service to large corporations that can afford insurance and less likely to take risks like working at upstart companies that could challenge established market players, or protest and try to make change in a broken political system. It's all pretty nefarious.