[quote=spdrun]I’m saying that people staying out of work is a GOOD thing — I consider one-to-1.5 (i.e. one is part time, or both work 30hr/wk) working parent families (assuming two parents) to be ideal. You’d have fewer people working just for the insurance, and insurance/benefits would become less of a tool for employers to tie employees to jobs with crappy conditions of employment.[/quote]
Could not agree more, spdrun. By taking healthcare (and retirement) off of the employers, it enables them to be more nimble and focus more on getting the job done. As you’ve said, it also gives workers the flexibility to go where they are best suited since they’re not tied to the job for healthcare (or retirement) reasons. IMHO, employers should have nothing to do with healthcare or retirement issues.
