The change came from wage controls during the Second World War. Ever since, employer-provided care is paid with pre-tax dollars while most private insurance ou

The change came from wage controls during the Second World War. Ever since, employer-provided care is paid with pre-tax dollars while most private insurance outside of the workplace is paid with after-tax dollars. That's a huge penalty. http://books.google.com/books?id=_TRBtKwBr4oC&pg=PA261&lpg=PA261&dq=health+care+employer+tax+deduction+history+world+war+two&source=bl&ots=Od1d2u7dhn&sig=oFinS_bnjZrfAjMxkCf7L4eZpjE&hl=en&ei=_xFeSs7IEYvmMfeK-L8C&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4 http://books.google.com/books?id=_TRBtKwBr4oC&pg=PA261&#... It is also illegal to buy health care insurance across state lines, so it isn't a competitive national marketplace. We need to make health care more market oriented, not less.