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In reply to the discussion: Why aren't businesses clamoring for Single Payer? [View all]Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)28. Employee health insurance is a wage slavery trigger
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It's harder for a worker to leave a job that provides medical insurance,
yortsed snacilbuper
Sep 2017
#4
How is it funded? Let's say it's like Germany... 15% payroll tax half funded by employee
taught_me_patience
Sep 2017
#7
Or some provide extra money for people to buy their own...but either way...another opponent for
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#41
to be clear the opponents in this case would be "small businesses that cannot be bothered to provide
Voltaire2
Sep 2017
#42
They don't have single payer in Germany. They have a plan more similar to the ACA
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#31
that definitely sounds likely, along with the "trap" value others have mentioned of the status quo.
JCanete
Sep 2017
#20
Because the debate is irrational and their expression constrained by responsibility
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Sep 2017
#17
We have a near single payer with the ACA...we won't have a better chance...Germany's universal
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#32
We have a mandatory opt in too...just need to make the consequences stronger.
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#37
Taxes. They absolutely can not pay one percent more than 0. (which is what they currently pay due to
octoberlib
Sep 2017
#24
Not these days...the anyone is replaceable is the meme...and the older you get the worse it is.
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#33