'Easy to Pay for Something That Costs Less': New Study Shows Medicare for All Would Save US $5.1 Trillion Over Ten Years | Common Dreams
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"Medicare for All promises a system that is fairer, more efficient, and vastly less expensive than America's bloated, monopolized, over-priced and under-performing private health insurance system."
  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
    44·
    4 months ago

    But how am I supposed to keep my employees if they aren’t reliant on me for access to healthcare? What am I supposed to do, pay them more? Treat them like human beings?!

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
      12·
      3 months ago

      I literally work with at least 3 people that are ONLY working at my job for the healthcare… One dude is 68 and gets covered in aluminum dust all day just for the fucking healthcare.

      You’re goddamn right people would not be working those absolute shit jobs if it weren’t for healthcare being tied to work.

      Bootlickers: “WeLl ThEn HoW aRe ThOsE bUsInEsSeS sUpPoSeD tO sUrViVe AfTeR!?”

      • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        68?

        Am I missing something? Shouldn’t he already be eligible for Medicare?

        • Asafum@feddit.nl
          0·
          3 months ago

          More than likely. I’m just going by what he told me when I asked why he wasn’t retired or planning on it. He was given a hefty inheritance so it’s not like he needs to work.

          • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            Sounds to me like the people who turn down extra pay because it will put them in a higher tax bracket and they think they’ll make less after taxes.

    • pound_heap@lemm.ee
      12·
      3 months ago

      Why don’t you read the article? The proposed system still has employer payments, but promises reduction of these payments which should give a good boost for businesses.