Who pays the self-employed when they get sick?
I was sick yesterday (still am today).
I could bill my clients anyway, but I doubt if they would like it.
I'll take a quick poll...
DING DING DING DING~! WE HAVE A WINNER FOR MOST POIGNANT REPLY
Self-employed people will probably be taxed. Just like as a self-employed person in Massachusetts I have to pay unemployment for myself. (I guess in case I lay myself off.)
Exactly!
I employ 5 people here at the store. If one of them calls in sick, I have to pay one of the others to cover. I can't also pay the sick one. Providing coverage for them would cost 3 times the annual mortgage on the building. I just don't have it. The grocery business is very low margin. And I'm a single, independent, not a chain.
If the state of VA were to mandate health care, the store would be closed in 24 hours.
I can't afford to get sick. No one pays me to be out. I worked with pneumonia last year. Took my meds and wore a mask.
"Who pays the self-employed when they get sick?"
I'm self-employed. I compensate for sick days by hogging all the profits for myself, so it all balances out if I have to take a day off. ;)
I can't believe Madistan hasn't found a way to screw the self-employed yet. I can see Austin King scribbling in his little notebook already, "Note to self: Find way to screw self-employed citizenry NEXT! Untapped resource for city funds!"
I hate these people.
What about those that don't have a job? Huh? This proposal is discriminatory.
In a socialist regime, there is no provision for self-employed people. In their perfect world, we would all work for the state.