America First=Seccession

[basballguy]

(02-22-2023, 07:07 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Anyway, Here's what sucks. The owners and I got together and found a way to pay 100% of the premiums for all our employees who have coverage. In August, when renewal comes, if they raise the rates another 49%, that will hurt big time and may eventually cause us to stop providing it and just give employees so much per month to go find their own healthcare plan, which they won't be able to afford.

I forgot this was even a thing.  I had an employer do something similar about 10 years ago....it seems like, with most benefits, employers will be issuing stipends/allowances instead of actually providing the benefits (to save/cut costs).

• Pensions cut?  Here's a 401k match...don't worry it's the same thing!
• We no longer want to cover your work phone/laptop, but we will give you a monthly credit to use your own!
  

I can totally see, over the next couple decades, employer provided insurance being a thing of the past.