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by dv_dt 3252 days ago
> Almost any politician will tell you that taxing employer-sponsored health insurance is a "3rd rail".

Every employer outside of the health insurance and drug industries should be furious at the price they pay to pay their employees health benefits. Besides having a distraction that operating businesses in other nations don't have, they're likely paying more than double than what they need to in this area to maintain competitiveness against other nations. It's even worse for startups.