Obama Care

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Health Insurance is a necessity a lot of the other insurances you mentioned are luxuries. Do you think a baby or child should have to gamble on their health care because their parent can't find affordable health insurance?

And why the F do you care all it means to you is that you have to get rid of one of your 4 workers and the other 3 will have to pick up the slack of the .5 person worth of work left. Maybe and here is a thought you could cut into your profit or basically your paycheck from your businees and retain that person and give everyone the chance at health insurance in your office. Here are some thoughts on saving money: sell your boat, take fewer fishing trips, don't cut out early to play golf (green fees), or cut back on those business trips you keep telling the govt. you are going on.

In reality the 4th person that you need to layoff should be on here bitching not you, they are the ones getting kicked in the nuts.

I don't want to interrupt the back and forth with you and fd, but just wanted to share a couple of things to think about.

1) There are already state programs in place to provide health insurance for children (SCHIP). No new gov't program is needed here.

2) Why should fd or anyone who owns a small business have to cut into their business profits to provide health insurance for someone? If fd choses to offer health coverage it makes it more attractive to employees to work at his company, if he choses not to, that's his choice. He should not be mandated by the government to provide health insurance coverage.

My wife and I own a small restaurant (as a side business, I have a full-time job). Due to the economic downturn, we are working several more hours per week to keep "above water". Can I go to the federal government and have a mandate that my employees have to work for less money per hour so I can cover all the expenses? Will my employees cover the rent for April? Of course not. Keep in mind the financial risk small business owners take before you suggest they just "cut profits".