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Re:A Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1k by thaumasiotes on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @02:09AM (#19794948)
As I understand it, employer provision of health insurance originated as a way to sneak around legal maximum wages (during WWII?).
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Re:A Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1k by EliRivers on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @05:30AM (#19795668)
Sounds about right. Extending this, and considering employer-provided health insurance as effectivly a tax on your income, and suddenly the US is heavily taxed.

I'm sure this analysis[0] has plenty of critique waiting to pounce, but it's something to consider.

[0] https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/08/us-workers-a...

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