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Originally Posted by cartman
The scenario you paint was also the sentiment when companies started doing mass layoffs in the 70s, which was something that had never been done on a large scale before by companies that weren't shutting down. Sure the first few big companies to do it took a huge PR hit, but eventually it became an accepted way of cutting costs. I can easily see dropping health care following a similar path.
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Well, the media and job market are a completely different animal than in the 70s. Still, even if everyone dropped employer coverage tomorrow, guess what the number one business opening would be? Health insurance broker.
This doomsday of a large portion of our workforce going with no healthcare outside of a "cobra-esque" crappy plan is lunacy. I don't see companies dropping healthcare anytime soon and if it does ever happen, there will be an affordable industry (hopefully not the government) waiting with open arms for the people no longer under employer health care. Again, of all things to worry about in the next few years, losing affordable health coverage should rank slightly above the fear of meteor strikes.
Now, if you want to talk about better ways to cover small business and the millions of kids without health insurance, we can have a good discussion with some things that should be done. Still, employer health care isn't going anywhere until it can be outsourced to a similar cost/benefit private provider. And I don't see that happening anytime soon.