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wcmagumba

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1. and bad employers might be forced to improve...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:02 PM

Feb 2019

their own work environments as employees are no longer "trapped"
at a crap job to retain some sort of health insurance for themselves
and their families...

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Benefit of Single Payer that is not often discussed. [View all] LuckyCharms Feb 2019 OP

and bad employers might be forced to improve... wcmagumba Feb 2019 #1

Yes, good point. n/t LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #2

I for one have never understood why large corporations are not Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #3

I don't understand it either. LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #5

Big 3 lost a lot of plants to Canada safeinOhio Feb 2019 #14

Because it is just payroll to employers. riverine Feb 2019 #7

"move to single payer and get that cost off their balance sheets" mitch96 Feb 2019 #13

As I recall, $1,000 of every American car's cost is because of health insurance costs Ron Obvious Feb 2019 #16

Because it's cheaper no benefits at all Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #21

We pay 100% of our employee's health/dental insurance, long term care, and life. One Hundred Percent Stinky The Clown Feb 2019 #6

Single payer would also be a great benefit to people who want to do strictly AJT Feb 2019 #8

Single payer dugog55 Feb 2019 #9

Here's a simplistic example that folks do not discuss much Jarqui Feb 2019 #10

Your employer should pay you the amount they spend on your premium. mjvpi Feb 2019 #11

My employer provides coverage, paying 1/2 the premium forthemiddle Feb 2019 #22

Absolutely shanti Feb 2019 #12

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #15

It's not discussed because corporations intend to just pocket that savings if single payer ever brewens Feb 2019 #17

And this is a big problem, actually Recursion Feb 2019 #18

It's the sole reason US manufactured goods are not competitive on the world market pecosbob Feb 2019 #19

it would also be a boon to people trying to start their own business NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #20

on that note crazycatlady Feb 2019 #23

If someone could come up with a simple explanation of the benefits of single payer and eliminate Poiuyt Feb 2019 #24