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- tommyo0
Something I find really weird about health care and the current system, why is it tied to employment? We all take this employment / health benefits pairing for granted but it still seems completely odd; when you take a step back and think about it. What does health care have to do with employment?
With that thought, if it were still just individuals paying for their own health care would it be nearly as expensive as it is now? The same rules apply to doctors as they do to other businesses, supply and demand. So I don't see why not. The prices would have to be more closely representative of real life and what an individual can afford, etc etc. Instead we have individuals who don't get employment health coverage mixed in the same customer pot with companies with large pockets.
I mean, why don't companies issue food coverage to their employees? Or home rental benefits packages? Sure health insurance isn't fun, but neither is paying for your grocery bill or your rent. When and why did it get tied to employment? Just seems odd and no one really talks about it.
- Wow. You really don't get it, do you?TheBIueOne
- Okay, explain it. I've often wondered. You don't need to be a dick about it. I prefaced it with a question mark for fucks sake.tommyo
- SOrry...I'm tired and hungry..bit of a pissy mood...TheBIueOne