Nowhere did I or the OP say "socialized medicine". The OP said "our healthcare payment structure is totally whack." I advocated divorcing employer involvement in healthcare concerns, in whatever form that would take.

> Repeal laws and this would naturally stop happening

I agree. I think there are regulations that could be changed to immediately economically favor individuals purchasing individual insurance plans vs employer-provided insurance stuff. I'd probably be in favor of that, but would prefer single-payer. Regardless, I'm definitely against employer involvement in employee healthcare at all.