> This is one of those tradeoffs we all make in a society. ...ooookay? Not sure how to process this defensive take, but at least you make it clear what demogra

> This is one of those tradeoffs we all make in a society. ...ooookay? Not sure how to process this defensive take, but at least you make it clear what demographic you belong to. My point was entirely financial: on the (heavily regulated) open market, health insurance for older folks is more expensive than for younger folks, while companies typically pay the same premium for each individual employee regardless of age. I'm not making any claims about whether younger employees benefit from this weird arrangement---which is what you seem to be addressing here---just noting that they would pay less on the open market than their employers are paying on their behalf, while older employees would likely pay more. (I say this as a parent who very much benefits from employer-sponsored healthcare.)