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**Lauramalina** · 08-26-2009, 02:59 AM

NYE:

Sweetheart, I have no idea what you think you're responding to.

In the US employers largely "pay" for the health care of working individuals. In actuality, employees fully bear the costs of health care through lower wages. Businesses make hiring decisions based on the total cost of hiring. With or without employer based coverage the business has the same demand curve for total hiring cost.

Tell us something we don't know.

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Now if a business is paying for health insurance for it's employees and the government starts paying for them instead. That's a subsidy. Got it?

08-26-2009, 02:59 AM	#34
Lauramalina Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	NYE: Sweetheart, I have no idea what you think you're responding to. In the US employers largely "pay" for the health care of working individuals. In actuality, employees fully bear the costs of health care through lower wages. Businesses make hiring decisions based on the total cost of hiring. With or without employer based coverage the business has the same demand curve for total hiring cost. Tell us something we don't know. ... Now if a business is paying for health insurance for it's employees and the government starts paying for them instead. That's a subsidy. Got it?
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