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I want universal healthcare, but otherwise I agree. It’s stupid that we’ve developed a model where healthcare is tied to employment. Imagine if the only sane wa
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
I want universal healthcare, but otherwise I agree. It’s stupid that we’ve developed a model where healthcare is tied to employment. Imagine if the only sane way to buy groceries was through a food insurance plan because buying them a la carte was insanely expensive, but also food insurance was super expensive so you needed to get it through a job.
“I can’t quit my job, I need my food insurance so I can eat!” That’s the situation we’re in today with healthcare.
- sokoloff 5y agoIt amuses me that our current health insurance situation traces pretty directly back to World War II era government price controls on labor. https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/history-of-employer-sponsored-healthcare https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/history-of-employer-spo...