alt Hacker News> The obvious solution is to make it tax-deductible.
Or make employer paid health insurance count as income and therefore not tax-deductible.
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okasaki • 01/03/2026
That's how it works in the UK
> The obvious solution is to make it tax-deductible.
Or make employer paid health insurance count as income and therefore not tax-deductible.
That's how it works in the UK
True. Total employee compensation is around 145% of their salary. The government could tax that extra 45%, but I doubt that would fly politically.
Typical accounts of employee compensation only measure wages and salaries. I've only seen the WSJ using total employee compensation, which is a far more realistic figure.