McDonald’s to drop health insurance 30,000 workers (wages, salaries, healthcare)

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

Oh yeah, McDonalds is the bad guy here. What will you say when other large and small employers declare the fine for not maintaining their plans as enough less than maintaining their present plans? Will that be the bad guys being the employers or maybe the Congress that failed to read the Andy Stern bill to see what was in it? I say the latter, for sure.

When health care premiums rise a low of 12% in the next year I don' think many employers are going to be able to keep up. Oh well, when those whose employers manage to keep paying for them start paying income taxes on the money spent by the employers maybe the government can keep us afloat.

McDonald's is a large employer. In Europe, McDonald's pays whatever benefits are mandated. They're just screwing people over here.

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by Pandamonium

You do realize that McDonalds has a history of hiring part time to avoid benefits, right?

Benefits are just that; they are NOT entitlements. Don't like it don't work at or patronize McDonalds or any other eating establishment.

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by Katiana

McDonald's is a large employer. In Europe, McDonald's pays whatever benefits are mandated. They're just screwing people over here.

So in Europe the governments legislates the screwing of the people and over here........oops, same thing under Obamacare! Socialists GO AWAY!

People should pay out of pocket for their own medical care, not the employer and not the taxpayer/government, period.

[Jadex]

Originally Posted by Katiana

With the economy like it is now, it may be the only job available to someone. Should they not get insurance because it's not a "career path"?

If you're certain of the "full time with benefits" for managers, post a link.

McDonald's

[LEFT]

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision & Life insurance
• Quarterly Cash Incentive
• 401(k) & Profit Sharing
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid-Vacation
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• And Much More!

[/LEFT]

[Mr Floyd]

I don't believe in calling for government mandated laws for businesses to provide health insurance. If you feel a particualr business is engaging in unfair practice in such areas, boycott them. Government involvement will only muck it up and ultimately cost the middle class taxpayers.

[LuckyGem]

Health Care Reform Sux!

But it's all about the "hopey change"!

Have you had enough yet?!

[hawkeye2009]

Originally Posted by Kirdik

The fast-food giant reportedly told federal regulators it would be “economically prohibitive”
for its insurance carriers to continue to cover hourly workers unless it gets a waiver on the 80%
requirement. It added that having “to drop our current mini-med offering would represent a huge
disruption to our 29,500 participants."

Unless regulators waive a requirement of the health-care overhaul, McDonald’s
has warned federal regulators it could drop its health insurance plan for almost 30,000 hourly workers,
The Wall Street Journal reported.

This new health insurance law sucks big time.

Why not? That is the design of Obamacare- to induce companies to drop insurance, pay the fine (which is cheaper) and increase the government's Obamacare roles. One would have to be an idiot not to do so, as any company that does not do this will be at a competitive disadvantage.

To say that Obama is a fool is of course an understatement.

[Cavaturaccioli]

Originally Posted by Katiana

With the economy like it is now, it may be the only job available to someone. Should they not get insurance because it's not a "career path"?

Insurance, like any other benefit, isn't something you 'get' it's something you earn.

[Kirdik]

Originally Posted by Katiana

With the economy like it is now, it may be the only job available to someone. Should they not get insurance because it's not a "career path"?

If you're certain of the "full time with benefits" for managers, post a link.

If they're young enough they can stay with their parents insurance and they're usually younger than 26.

[Cavaturaccioli]

Originally Posted by Katiana

McDonald's is a large employer. In Europe, McDonald's pays whatever benefits are mandated. They're just screwing people over here.

Their not 'screwing' anyone. If you want health insurance seek employment with someone that offers it. If no one took jobs at McDonald's because they didn't offer health insurance as a benefit, they'd likely have to start offering it to attract qualified applicants.