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Taking Care of Big Labor
American Spectator ^ | 02 nov 09 | Kevin Mooney

Posted on 11/02/2009 5:06:06 AM PST by rellimpank

Labor bosses remain committed to coercive measures that could be used to reinvigorate flagging membership and underfunded benefit plans, despite inaction on Capitol Hill. But the idea now is to secure legislation by way of subterfuge and misdirection.

The National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC) has identified a number of schemes buried within House and Senate versions of the proposed government-run health care program that would open the way to forced unionization. These obscure provisions have been largely overlooked in the midst of an intense national debate over the merits of a public option. But the "employer mandates" and "cooperative health care associations" that would be used to implement a government-run system includes language that allows for union bureaucrats to take charge of health care decisions for millions of Americans.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: healthcare; unions

1 posted on 11/02/2009 5:06:07 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank

Freedom is in real danger, for sure.


2 posted on 11/02/2009 7:06:01 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong

Reason #4,767 to vote against this monstrosity....


3 posted on 11/02/2009 7:10:30 AM PST by DrC
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To: socialismisinsidious


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4 posted on 11/02/2009 11:48:00 AM PST by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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