▲ 66 ▼ Large employers drop health benefits as costs rise (www.axios.com) submitted 3 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world [S] 63 points 3 days ago (2 children) Maybe tying healthcare to employment was a bad idea permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 39 points 3 days ago (1 child) Maybe letting the rich gobble up everything was a bad idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mora@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago Maybe capitalism was a bad idea permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 27 points 3 days ago (1 child) The slide was probably when the IRS made providing insurance a tax shelter for employers. Truman was suggesting a single payer system for the country in 1945, but we went the other way. One thing added to another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago Employer provided healthcare became a thing due to WWII rules preventing pat raises. It then became a great deal for employers, since it was a way to reduce taxes as an expense rather than paying payroll taxes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 39 points 3 days ago (1 child) Maybe letting the rich gobble up everything was a bad idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mora@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago Maybe capitalism was a bad idea permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mora@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago Maybe capitalism was a bad idea permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 27 points 3 days ago (1 child) The slide was probably when the IRS made providing insurance a tax shelter for employers. Truman was suggesting a single payer system for the country in 1945, but we went the other way. One thing added to another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago Employer provided healthcare became a thing due to WWII rules preventing pat raises. It then became a great deal for employers, since it was a way to reduce taxes as an expense rather than paying payroll taxes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago Employer provided healthcare became a thing due to WWII rules preventing pat raises. It then became a great deal for employers, since it was a way to reduce taxes as an expense rather than paying payroll taxes. permalink fedilink source parent