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Re:Macy’s to Furlough 100k Employees by gruez on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:14PM (#22731261)
>It seems archaic to bundle health insurance to my workplace. I can purchase auto, home, life, and whatever other insurance on my own, why not health?

Because if you get it through your work, you don't have to pay tax on it. Also, getting it through work also decreases the risk of adverse section on the part of the insurer, making it cheaper.

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Re:Macy’s to Furlough 100k Employees by Ididntdothis on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:50PM (#22731601)
“Because if you get it through your work, you don't have to pay tax on it.”

That’s not a natural law but something that should be changed immediately. There is no justification for this.

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