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Originally posted by mrnotobc
Originally posted by dogstar23
. The vast majority of businesses in the US are either large employers who DO offer health coverage already, and will thus be unaffected, or small businesses who are not part of the mandate, but will benefit if they DO offer coverage.
Anyone who thinks this is a sky-is-falling scenario for US businesses knows very little about the situation.
If this is true then what was the problem in the first place, since the vast majority was already covered.
Please explain how a small business that doesn't offer coverage now will benefit by offering coverage under Oboma care.
Originally posted by defcon5
So he is going to cut employee hours, and add surcharges, on something that he isn't even required to pay. In other words, he is doing this just to make more personal profits at his employees expense.
Originally posted by MegaMind
I tell you now this country won't survive in its current form to 2014.
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I know ... I'm a kook, a doom and gloomer
Originally posted by MrDesolate
reply to post by RedShirt73
But see, that's his call. Therein lies the problem. The left wants to decide how the producers can spend their money, and the risk takers and entrepreneurs are just supposed to shut up and take it.
There's two sides to that coin. There should be no bailouts, no subsidies, no corporate welfare either. The government is trying to be all things to all people. Bail out the rich and supply everything to the poor. Who foots that bill?
The rest of us.
Good for this guy. If it's a bad move, the market will speak. As it should be.
Originally posted by MrDesolate
reply to post by RedShirt73
Yes, he's obviously too big to fail so he should happily accommodate whatever burdensome load of garbage the government decides to shove in his direction. He didn't build that.
Hear that sound in the distance? Atlas is preparing to shrug. This is a tiny symptom.
Originally posted by dogstar23
Originally posted by mrnotobc
I wouldn't say it the way he is, but it's a fact of life all business's will raise their prices to cover the extra expense of Oboma care. I would just put on the menue a statement that all prices reflect a 5% increase to cover the cost of Oboma care.
The only businesses whose costs will go up are those with more than 50 full-time employees who do not currently provide shared-cost health insurance. Honestly, this will mainly affect franchise restaurants. Most grocery stores even provide healthcare coverage. The 60-employee business I work for provides shared-cost coverage...its a $50M+ revenue business with EBIT of over $7M.
Those with less than 50 employees will get a tax credt. The vast majority of businesses in the US are either large employers who DO offer health coverage already, and will thus be unaffected, or small businesses who are not part of the mandate, but will benefit if they DO offer coverage.
Anyone who thinks this is a sky-is-falling scenario for US businesses knows very little about the situation.
Originally posted by mrnotobc
So you're saying self employed, and the growing number of people referred to a independent contractors, that don't have health insurance, won't have costs going up.
Myself, I'm self employed. My wife and I have no insurance. When we go to the doctor, we pay with our own money. Now I'm faced with a $1500 fine, which adds to my costs. If I decide to raise my prices to cover these costs, does that make me a scumbbag?