Sounds wrong to me.
Let’s not pretend that the employer receives no benefit.
Taxing the employee for the plan value would be theft... Another transfer of wealth from the people creating value to the parasites living on their backs.
The COST of the insurance is lowered by the size of the employee pool as well. Companies aren’t out here buying individual health care plans on the Obama exchanges you know?
Maybe you work in the insurance industry?
Ever heard of freedom of association and the right to contract?
Nothing is made better by government involvement or taxation.
Would the benefit be any different than if the employer paid for the employee's groceries?
Taxing the employee for the plan value would be theft... Another transfer of wealth from the people creating value to the parasites living on their backs.
You might call it "theft," but taxing the employee for the plan would be -- well, taxation. When my employer allowed me the option to buy a life insurance policy and paid the premiums, I had to report the premiums they paid as taxable income. I didn't consider it "theft" because I always had the option to decline the coverage. The same holds true for a long-term disability policy that my employer offered. Why is medical coverage treated differently under the tax code? I'll tell you why: Because it allows the government to maintain control -- over you AND your employer.
The COST of the insurance is lowered by the size of the employee pool as well. Companies aren’t out here buying individual health care plans on the Obama exchanges you know?
So what? For some of my insurance -- through a professional association, for example -- I have access to an insurance pool that's much larger than my employer's insurance pool.
Maybe you work in the insurance industry?
No.
Ever heard of freedom of association and the right to contract?
Yes. I'm not sure what this means. Are you suggesting I'm opposed to any of this?
Nothing is made better by government involvement or taxation.
I agree with you 100%.