The $200K lesson I learned from getting shot

Re:The $200K lesson I learned from getting shot by taylodl on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:35PM (#6435551)

You failed to mention the context of that government incentive - World War II. And the incentive you're referring to was put in place by the War Labor Board in 1942, during FDR's presidency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Labor_Board

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Re:The $200K lesson I learned from getting shot by dnautics on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:37PM (#6435562)

you'd think that with the end of the war, the incentive would have been removed.

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Re:The $200K lesson I learned from getting shot by taylodl on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:48PM (#6435600)

It was. But perqs proved popular with employers because their value were hidden from the employees. Thus large employers could use their negotiating power to procure health insurance for their employees at a relatively low cost. They were effectively getting cheaper labor, a huge competitive advantage. The ruse was up once health insurance costs started skyrocketing.

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