Originally Posted by ubertuber

So, you are saying that because the cost of healthcare is high in America, this cost of labor is higher than it is in other countries, such as Japan (where an employer could pay less $$ while covering a greater % of the total healthcare cost)? And I think this implies that you believe that it is the total cost of healthcare (arrived at by providers and insurers, affected by government policy) that makes labor cost high, as you think employers should be covering healthcare costs. In other words, pushing healthcare costs onto workers to lower total labor costs (thereby allowing the product to be sold cheaper) is not part of the equation that you consider?

Is this a fair summation of where your original comment was coming from? This isn't a set-up for a threadjack or debate, I'm just making sure I'm understanding where people are coming from.