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		Apocryphon on March 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers Happened in World War II, and that’s why health insurance in the U.S. is tied to employers.

pjc50 on March 21, 2020 [–]

Could you expand on this bit of history please?

abrowne on March 21, 2020 | [–]

The Real Reason the U.S. Has Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/upshot/the-real-reason-th...

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