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Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by nemothekid on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:08PM (#16653913)
Part of this is we don't have a social safety net, like universal health insurance.

>you fall and slip in a supermarket? Lawsuit!

You fall and slip in a supermarket, due to a careless employee and now you owe hundred of thousands in medical bills. Some executive somewhere realized it was easier to extract that cash from a corporation than putting some person deep in debt.

Secondly, I believe America's relationship with race/sex/age discrimination goes a lot deeper than most countries, despite the fact we are younger.

Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by refurb on Friday March 23, 2018 @05:37PM (#16662820)
We don't have a social safety net? That's a surprise since 2/3rd of my federal taxes go to social programs!