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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by malloryerik on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:41AM (#24338906)
From what you can tell, is there any real and sensible reason for having health insurance paid by employers? Is it just an artifact of the past? I honestly can't see a single benefit from this system.
Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by Xylakant on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:51AM (#24338942)
It’s an accident. The TL;DR is: During WW2 wages were frozen and employers were looking for benefits they could offer to hire workers. Health care was one. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/upshot/the-real-reason-th...
Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by eru on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:03AM (#24340085)
And afterwards wages were pro-forma unfrozen, but income tax went up to ridiculous levels in the higher brackets like 90%.

So sneaking some tax free compensation to your employees was just as valuable.