Documents reveal AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar and Deere are considering droping health care coverage

Ehhhh . . . . told you so!

You can now be covered under your parents coverage up to age 26. If your mother did not work at verizon they would not offer her any coverage after you dad left.

The thing is that law hasn't taken effect yet. Either way I'm going to get temporary coverage though I can see why so many people my age don't get health insurance. Most plans are expensive enough to put a dent in their alcohol budget.

Siphon your tax dollars to the private sector.

That's not a motivation. It's a role. What is the incentive in the public sector?

The private sector is so far ahead of the government in terms of understanding the tax laws, it's not even funny. The $2K fine was a ridiculous number, it pretty much gives all the incentive a company would ever need to revoke coverage.

Lawmakers = simpletons. That's what happens when you spend half your life campaigning, as opposed to studying the issues and actually thinking about them.

I couldn't agree more. These guys aren't reading the bills, don't specialize in the stuff that they're voting for, etc.

That's not a motivation. It's a role. What is the incentive in the public sector?

The motivation of a business is that of the business owner(s). For the most part their end goal is to make money but sometimes it is not (i.e. NGOs). Similarly the motivation of a government is that of those who form them. According to Thomas Hobbes' Social Contract Theory (http://www.iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/#H2) the incentive for forming a government is to avoid anarchy. Having a functioning government is a prerequisite for an environment conducive to creation of vibrant businesses and economic growth (see Somalia). To put it simply the incentive is to maintain public order and safety so that I don't burn down your business because your competitor paid me to.


p.s. SS33, don't think I wouldn't burn down your pizzeria if Papa John's paid me to :)

McDonalds weighs workers insurance against lowering costs and taxes - Orlando liberal | Examiner.com (http://www.examiner.com/liberal-in-orlando/mcdonalds-weighs-workers-insurance-against-lowering-costs-and-taxes)

Citing Health Care Law, Boeing Pares Employee Plan : NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654199)

Shocker.

You tell Boeing to give their employees more adequate health benefits so they wouldn't have their hands out for some Medicaid dollars when they can't afford care. In a normal world Republicans would cheer people taking personal responsibility so we wouldn't have to collectively pay for them.

I found this line from the article...Ouchy

"If this health care law hadn't passed, would we be making changes to the health care benefit? Absolutely. For competitive reasons."

Sorry but I think your wrong. They knew well in advance that a $2,000 fine was not enough and would have no affect and companies would do this. Its the game of failing to get what you really want national health care. Think about this fine. Congress them self knew health care was costing companies over $5,000 per year (thats a low figure I made up) and they had to know the math that a $2000 fine would not stop companies from not offering health coverage. They know it will not stop the companies and that what they want. Now the fix is national health care.
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