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Why is your health insurance tied to your job?
In the 1940s, the U.S. government capped cash wages. To compete for labor, companies started offering untaxed health coverage instead.
In 1954, Congress made it permanent, locking Americans into getting healthcare from their employers forever.
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- Henry Hazlitt
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