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Comment by WalterBright

The benefits are:

1. health insurance

2. stock options

3. so-called "employer's contribution" to social security

4. 401k employer match contributions

5. sick leave

6. vacation

7. maternity/paternity leave

8. stock purchase plan

9. unemployment insurance taxes

10. 2 weeks severance pay

11. holiday pay

12. various legal rights contractors don't have

13. employer provided equipment that a contractor would be expected to provide

Here's the first hit on google:

https://www.bankrate.com/finance/financial-literacy/the-valu...

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