• return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 hours ago

    The health insurance lobby fights it and also employers don’t want it because then people can quit without worrying about losing their health care.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      I doubt this. Most employees are low hourly salary, whether at Walmart or a local restaurant: they don’t offer healthcare so universal healthcare is a free benefit they don’t have to pay.

      Even for professional jobs, I don’t see how this can be true. I can see how much my employer pays for my healthcare and I’m sure they’d prefer not to pay it, or be able to match more competitive pay packages

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        20 minutes ago

        If they can hold your healthcare over you, you will do a lot more to make sure you don’t get fired, giving them more power over you. I guess they all assume that is more valuable than what they currently pay for health insurance.