> obvious disadvantages compared to Europe or Asia > Employers are responsible for employee health coverage, inflating employee costs by a significant degree

> obvious disadvantages compared to Europe or Asia > Employers are responsible for employee health coverage, inflating employee costs by a significant degree > for example in Germany, there's free state-supplied health care (paid for by higher taxes on individual and corporate profits). TANSTAAFL, just choose your favorite accounting structure. A company with a younger contract workforce (and likely lower spending/risk profile) might find the funding model advantageous.