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		nullcipher on June 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Worst Perk at Google I read somewhere this is all tied to some arcane reasoning from the depression era. Does anyone know it's history?

mayneack on June 7, 2022 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United...

I've always heard it attributed to WWII era wage controls. You couldn't compete on salary so you had to come up with other benefits to tie to your job.

xxpor on June 7, 2022 | [–]

health insurance != life insurance

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