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> Health insurance tied to employment is the second biggest scam in American history after Reaganomics. And yet, sadly, even the "liberals" push for tying it t
by BeetleB 3y ago
> Health insurance tied to employment is the second biggest scam in American history after Reaganomics.
And yet, sadly, even the "liberals" push for tying it to employment.
- orangecat 3y agoMostly the liberals. In 2008 Mitt Romney pushed for ending the favorable tax treatment of employer-based plans (https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2008/oct/2008-presidential-candidates-health-reform-proposals-choices https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2...), which was instantly attacked by the left for "taking away your insurance". Then the ACA set up the marketplace for individual plans which was good, but also inexplicably added employer mandates.
- nerdponx 3y agoIt's the same problem as ending subsidies for higher education and tax deduction of mortgages. In the long run it might be the right thing to do, but in the short term, without offsetting factors, it would cause measurable harm beyond what we should be comfortable tolerating.