[threwaway4392]

What benefits are we talking here? I presume mostly healthcare, though I may me missing something. What you suggest is overly complex compared to untying health care from work. In many countries healthcare is not tied to work.

[maxerickson]

Making the cost of healthcare visible to everyone that currently thinks their employer is screwing them with $100 premiums isn't exactly going to get in the way of a better system.

[908B64B197]

...including the US when you look more closely at Medicare and Medicaid.

At least that holds true for a lot of peoples.