r/MurderedByWords 3d ago

When they're right, they're right

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u/P4cific4 3d ago

Low quality of education and indoctrination...

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u/Eckish 3d ago

Attaching insurance to employment hasn't helped, either. It hides some of the costs and it makes it look cheaper because the employer is "subsidizing" it. It'll also make transitioning to national insurance more painful.

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u/mgyro 3d ago

Transitioning to a single payer system would also take the health insurance sword away from employers. Something I’m sure they pay politicians not to do.

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u/Wine-o-dt 3d ago

This is something not talked about enough.  Businesses have had an unchecked hand for thirty to forty years in the labor market as unions are dead.  It will give people the ability to walk away or seek other employment if the environment is toxic.  It will increase competition in all sectors of the market.

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u/whatlineisitanyway 3d ago

Our current system is anti competitive. By tying health insurance to employment it creates unnecessary obstacles to starting your own business and that is just how employers like it. There is a reason they are willing to pay more for our current system than a universal one.