The slide was probably when the IRS made providing insurance a tax shelter for employers. Truman was suggesting a single payer system for the country in 1945, but we went the other way. One thing added to another.
Employer provided healthcare became a thing due to WWII rules preventing pat raises. It then became a great deal for employers, since it was a way to reduce taxes as an expense rather than paying payroll taxes.
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return2ozma@lemmy.world · 63 pts · 3d
Maybe tying healthcare to employment was a bad idea
mushroommunk@lemmy.today · 38 pts · 3d
Maybe letting the rich gobble up everything was a bad idea
Mora@pawb.social · 2 pts · 21h
Maybe capitalism was a bad idea
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 27 pts · 3d
The slide was probably when the IRS made providing insurance a tax shelter for employers. Truman was suggesting a single payer system for the country in 1945, but we went the other way. One thing added to another.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 3d
Employer provided healthcare became a thing due to WWII rules preventing pat raises. It then became a great deal for employers, since it was a way to reduce taxes as an expense rather than paying payroll taxes.
pdxfed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d
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