Should companies pay for their worker's healthcare or should the government?

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So what do you guys think? Why are more cars built in Ontario, Canada, than in Michigan?

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Trick question?

I mean... it's a choice of....

Businesses =Private Insurance> Healthcare

and

Businesses =Taxation=> Government= Public/Private Insurance> Healthcare

First of all, it's not necessarily true that businesses have to be taxed higher. Taxing individuals who can afford to pay is a much better route. Businesses can leave America but individuals cannot (will not, I should say lest I sound like Ron Paul). Lower the burden on businesses.

Also the question is who can keep Healthcare inflation in check the best. I don't think the current system has been doing such a good job of that, wouldn't you say?

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False choice.
Right now we have the government subsidizing (through tax credits) employer based healthcare.
We should change that to subsidizing individual based healthcare.

That would be just fine by me actually. It's still the government paying for it though...

And it gets employers out of the system. I don't see why your health should be tied to employment.