It's a sign that year-after-year spikes in medical costs have real consequences.
    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      27·
      10 days ago

      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·
        10 days ago

        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.