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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by erik_seaberg on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:01PM (#24114534)
During World War II, the US government imposed price controls to prevent the market from reflecting the reality of shortages. Employers started competing by offering health insurance because they were barred from raising wages.
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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by pbiggar on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:10PM (#24114615)
Thanks for the correction!

I actually confused my facts here - it's tipping I was thinking of that comes directly from slavery. Employer-paid health care just _continues_ because of racism, as opposed to being created by it.

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