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SQLGeek wrote:

jackj87 wrote:
A little side note of what some people may do because they are forced to pay for non-working people. I was listening to talk radio on the way back from Austin the other morning and a caller called in about the bill. He said the company he works for pays on average $3100/month for healthcare for their employees with a profit margin of 12 to 13%. He stated that the company was issuing a memo on Monday that effective June 1 the company would no longer pay for the employees health care cost. Rather, the company would pay the $2000 fine per employee for not providing insurance which would actually double their profit margin. I believe that company will not be the first or last to do that.

I wouldn't be surprised if many companies followed suit and I wouldn't be surprised if that is also expected by those that passed this legislation. It will be the perfect setup to introduce the public option, IMO.

I cannot agree with you more. It seems that both sides will have dire consequences. Don't pay and get a fine then a public option for the employees. If you do pay for them then the progressives will say how great its working.

marksiwel wrote:

driver8 wrote:Do you think Switzerland has the same factors dragging down their healthcare system that the U.S. does? Do you think they have the same ratio of tax payers to tax moochers we do? What is their population, about 800?

care to post the Tax Payers to Moochers Ratio in America?

Here is some information:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24944.html
http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/25965.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/ ... 5874.shtml

The tax foundation has some interesting information you might want to look at. It clearly shows since the Progressive's (liberals such as Pelosi, Mrs. Clinton, Obama, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt) initiated the PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX in 1913 that more citizens do not pay taxes, rather forcing the "wealthy people"(Obama's definition: gross income of $250,000 per household) that actually create jobs and work for their money. What do you think will happen with the healthcare bill? More and more people will seem entitled to have free health care while "wealthy" citizens pay for them.

A little side note of what some people may do because they are forced to pay for non-working people. I was listening to talk radio on the way back from Austin the other morning and a caller called in about the bill. He said the company he works for pays on average $3100/month for healthcare for their employees with a profit margin of 12 to 13%. He stated that the company was issuing a memo on Monday that effective June 1 the company would no longer pay for the employees health care cost. Rather, the company would pay the $2000 fine per employee for not providing insurance which would actually double their profit margin. I believe that company will not be the first or last to do that.