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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by TulliusCicero on Saturday March 12, 2022 @10:56AM (#30652207)
I want universal healthcare, but otherwise I agree. It’s stupid that we’ve developed a model where healthcare is tied to employment. Imagine if the only sane way to buy groceries was through a food insurance plan because buying them a la carte was insanely expensive, but also food insurance was super expensive so you needed to get it through a job.

“I can’t quit my job, I need my food insurance so I can eat!” That’s the situation we’re in today with healthcare.

Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by sokoloff on Saturday March 12, 2022 @11:04AM (#30652272)
It amuses me that our current health insurance situation traces pretty directly back to World War II era government price controls on labor.

https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/history-of-employer-spo...