Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Business Case Against National Health Care
Atrios thinks private corporations' opposition to government-provided health insurance is purely ideological. But there is actually a logic to it, I think: employer-based health insurance means it is more difficult for people to switch jobs, which drives wages down. It doesn't make CEO's not-assholes, but it does make sense in economic terms.
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Drives wages down compared to what? In order for your argument to work it has to be compared to what the entire benefits package would be if they just stripped out healthcare. Healthcare is, like, 150% of my paycheck.
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