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Old 03-21-2010, 11:10 AM
 
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it wont lower rates


SHOW ME one thing...JUST ONE THING in the bill that will make rates go down.....show me ONE THING that will make health CARE cost go down........


you cant...because it wont
There will be a national public option where those costs will be more regulated to prevent price gouging on Health Care... and not be able to charge whatever they feel like when they go through private health insurance.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:14 AM
 
Location: Florida
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If you have more than 50 employees it shouldn't make a difference.
Why?
Link me.....provide a quote of the bill....something..... ANYthing.... to prove your position

More than 50 employees translates in to even MORE money than if I had only 15.
Maybe I can terminate 35 people and save some money.
With today's never-ending UEC, they'd still get a check
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:16 AM
 
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Once it passes companies will have more resources for hiring new employees.
Yes, I see. I diverts attention from 10% unemployment so that people can focus on reversing the healthcare bill instead.

You do realize, don't you, that the healthcare bill critics point out that the bill will INCREASE unemployment by increasing tax burdens on small buisness? Further the bill will be transferring the burden of prescription drugs from the medicare prescription plan back to the insurance plans of major corporataions. This is why large corporations, such as Catepillar have stated that the bill would reduce thier profits 20%, thus reducing thier ability to add new jobs. This was from an article in the weekend issue of the Wall Street Journal.

This is crazy. I actually thought that liberals understood that this bill would INCREASE unemployment, but did not care, as they thought that the passage of the bill was more important. Libs are strange, self destructive beasts.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Florida
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There will be a national public option where those costs will be more regulated to prevent price gouging on Health Care... and not be able to charge whatever they feel like when they go through private health insurance.
I thought the public option was taken out.

Like I said...link it or quote it, or shuush
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:16 AM
 
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Why?
Link me.....provide a quote of the bill....something..... ANYthing.... to prove your position

More than 50 employees translates in to even MORE money than if I had only 15.
Maybe I can terminate 35 people and save some money.
With today's never-ending UEC, they'd still get a check
If you have 49 employees or less you will not be required to provide Health Insurance.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:17 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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Since when has somebody not paid for your Health Insurance... Would you ever take a job that didn't provide benefits and Health Insurance?
Employers do not provide benefits for contract workers... also known as NOT employees. You seem to have NO idea how widespread this is, and how exponentially the use of contract workers in lieu of employees is rising.

Now Hiring: Contract Workers? - BusinessWeek
How Government Adds To Ranks of Uninsured - WSJ.com
BMW hiring 700 contract workers at Spartanburg Plant
Contract workers swelling ranks - ABC News

"And so-called contingent workers can cost up to 30% less than regular employees because they typically don't receive benefits such as health insurance or unemployment – a key selling point in a fragile economy."
Quarter of workforce could become temps as contract work grows - USATODAY.com
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Florida
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If you have 49 employees or less you will not be required to provide Health Insurance.
So I only have to terminate approx. 28 people, then

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Old 03-21-2010, 11:19 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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That's the dilemna IT workers have... Employers have been using IT staffing companies and contract labor so they won't have to provide Health Insurance to their IT departments... With the National public option there will be more choices.
Sure... just cough up ~15-20% of your annual income.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:20 AM
 
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Employers do not provide benefits for contract workers... also known as NOT employees. You seem to have NO idea how widespread this is, and how exponentially the use of contract workers in lieu of employees is rising.

Now Hiring: Contract Workers? - BusinessWeek
How Government Adds To Ranks of Uninsured - WSJ.com
BMW hiring 700 contract workers at Spartanburg Plant
Contract workers swelling ranks - ABC News

"And so-called contingent workers can cost up to 30% less than regular employees because they typically don't receive benefits such as health insurance or unemployment – a key selling point in a fragile economy."
Quarter of workforce could become temps as contract work grows - USATODAY.com
Simple... Don't accept contract work... Don't be a temp unless you're in school.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:21 AM
 
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So I only have to terminate approx. 28 people, then

With a national public option you won't have that problem.
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