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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] grue 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn, that's the worst unintended consequence since employer-provided healthcare.

[–] AngryCommieKender 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Employer provided healthcare happened under the Nixon administration, so this happened before that in the 50s

[–] grue 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Employer provided healthcare started as a benefit during WWII because it was a loophole around wage controls.

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/why-is-health-care-expensive-wwii-wage-controls/

[–] AngryCommieKender 3 points 6 months ago

I worded it badly. While it's true that is when the process started, Nixon changed healthcare so that it could be for profit, which it wasn't prior to that, thereby ensuring that healthcare and employment would permanently be tied together