Conavirus......

Medical coverage has no business being tied to employment.

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Originally Posted by Jane v2.0

Medical coverage has no business being tied to employment.

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+1

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Originally Posted by Jane v2.0

Medical coverage has no business being tied to employment.

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That has always seemed daft to me.

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Originally Posted by Jane v2.0

Medical coverage has no business being tied to employment.

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At least in the US, it started as a benefit employers offered during World War II when wages were capped by the government.

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Originally Posted by Tradd

At least in the US, it started as a benefit employers offered during World War II when wages were capped by the government.

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Ooooooh! Fascinating! That would explain a bit.

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Originally Posted by Tradd

At least in the US, it started as a benefit employers offered during World War II when wages were capped by the government.

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Proof that things like arbitrary wage caps are a really bad idea. The unintended consequences live on for a long time. Unregulated capitalism certainly has flaws (health care is a really bad fit because people will pay whatever they are asked, and can pay, to try and keep a loved one alive for example, ) but trying to force it to one’s will by means other than changing incentives is not typically successful.

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Originally Posted by jp1

trying to force it to one’s will by means other than changing incentives is not typically successful.

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Ditto trying to force people to do things they don't want. There are covid spikes after every holiday because people crave human contact and you can tell them no but most everyone from Deborah Birx to Gavin Newsom will socialize with people outside their household anyways. I was one of the rare exceptions.

We'll see how forcing people to get vaccinated or lose their jobs goes.

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Originally Posted by Yppej

We'll see how forcing people to get vaccinated or lose their jobs goes.

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We’ll end up with a society with two types of people, those who lost their jobs and got sick, and those who didn’t?

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Originally Posted by jp1

We’ll end up with a society with two types of people, those who lost their jobs and got sick, and those who didn’t?

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1. Those who lost their jobs and don't want to work. Will they be able to file for unemployment?
2. Those who lost their jobs and do want to work. There are lots of jobs out there.
3. Those who didn't lose their jobs because they conformed.

According to you we all have to keep wearing masks because vaccines don't work, so you can't tie the illness to those who lost their jobs. People in all three categories might or might not get sick in your theory. I happen to believe in vaccines.

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Originally Posted by Yppej

1. Those who lost their jobs and don't want to work. Will they be able to file for unemployment?
2. Those who lost their jobs and do want to work. There are lots of jobs out there.
3. Those who didn't lose their jobs because they conformed.

According to you we all have to keep wearing masks because vaccines don't work, so you can't tie the illness to those who lost their jobs. People in all three categories might or might not get sick in your theory. I happen to believe in vaccines.

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Vaccines do work. They don’t work perfectly. You really should become a Republican. Your inability to see all the shades of gray on the Pantone color wheel is remarkable. And kind of sad.