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On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:26:03 +0000,
danmin@danminart-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Danart) wrote:

>2) Biden create a problem with health insurance? No it was Trump.
>Obama was trying to close the gap

Here's where the problem started....

During World War II, due to wage freezes imposed by the government to
fight inflation, employers began offering health insurance to attract
and retain workers. Then, in the 1950s, the government threw in tax
benefits. Boom!

https://www.stretchdollar.com/posts/health-insurance-history-how-employers-got-in-the-middle-part-2

The ESI [employer-sponsored insurance] exclusion will cost the federal
government an estimated $299 billion in income and payroll taxes in
2022, making it the single largest tax expenditure.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-does-tax-exclusion-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-work