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A comment on Progressive Caucus’ Endorsement of 32-Hour Workweek Act. Parent comment

Re:Progressive Caucus’ Endorsement of 32-Hour Workweek Act by texasbigdata on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:38PM (#29628261)
Correct. You'll have a employer and employee deduction per period to Blue Cross or your insurer of choice. Same for dental, workers comp, etc.

OP has an interesting point, but at the societal level it's not fair to do comparisons with an unpriced externality in one of the alternatives.

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Re:Progressive Caucus’ Endorsement of 32-Hour Workweek Act by syshum on Monday December 20, 2021 @02:05PM (#29628672)
More and more companies are direct insurance, meaning even if they use an "insurance company" to manage the group, that is just for the administration of the group. The companies are paying the medical costs of the employee directly.
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