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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by diveanon on Sunday June 02, 2019 @07:41PM (#20079197)
I honestly think that is one of the primary factors.

That and how health care is tied to employment.

When Europeans change jobs they tend to go on vacation for a while, Americans immediately scramble for a new job out of fear of getting sick.

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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by jimmaswell on Sunday June 02, 2019 @09:29PM (#20079715)
> Americans immediately scramble for a new job out of fear of getting sick.

Or in fear of paying a tax penalty unless they buy some substandard marketplace plan (yes, I know the marketplace plans were sabotaged for political reasons in some cases, but that doesn't change the result)

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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by humanrebar on Sunday June 02, 2019 @11:17PM (#20080131)
> Starting with the 2019 plan year (for which you’ll file taxes in April 2020), the Shared Responsibility Payment no longer applies.

https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/

Of course this is new, so fears in recent history were definitely real.

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