Posted on 04/02/2013 9:06:14 AM PDT by NYer
Are you saying there are states where you can legally drive without insurance?
Enlighten me as to which ones.
Texas certainly isn’t one of them.
Why can’t Hobby Lobby, no matter the ruling of the court, simply cease funding of health care?
There is no rational reason for an employer to fund health insurance any more than for them to fund auto insurance.
If honorable dealing is the issue, they can give each employee the value in money of their particular health care package.
They are out of the health business, and the employees are taken care of, and each of them gets to decide for him/her self where they get their health care.
The law does not require employers to offer health insurance; however, beginning in 2014, employers with more than 50 full-time employees that do not offer coverage will have to pay a penalty of $2,000 per full-time equivalent employee for all full-time employees in excess of 30 if even one employee receives a federal government subsidy and purchases coverage in an exchange.
Employer Penalty for Unaffordable Coverage: If an employee opts out of an employer plan because coverage is unaffordablethat is, if the premium exceeds 9.5 percent of family incomethe employer must pay a $3,000 penalty for each full-time employee who receives a government subsidy and purchases coverage through an exchange.
The government gets them coming and going.
Do you know why that paint is so hard to find?
I LOVE Hobby Lobby. I recently got back into quilting after many years of not sewing and am appalled at the price of nice cotton fabric. Hobby Lobby has 30 percent off their calico fabric all the time, not quite as much to choose from as JoAnn’s or other places, but good enough. It is a pleasant place to shop, the workers in our store are so nice. And the canned music overhead is hymns and other Christian music.
They have a great selection of drawing paper and art supplies too.
Even if you have insurance, you can still be sued for a much higher amount so it doesn't do much for people with assets to take.
A voucher would be a good idea.
You can take this voucher or an equivalent raise in pay...up to you.
I love Hobby Lobby too. They do sell more than crafts and have gorgeous items for home decorating too.
Their prices on paintings, mirrors, patio furniture is cheap and what they sell is so unique
That fist needs a weapon in it.
the full nine? wow that is rare.
:)
Prayers up!
It’s very popular among hobbyists——mfg probably can’t keep up with demand.
Other than the constitutionl issues, what's the downside from a purely business perspective? I provide each of my New York employees at my expense with a high-deductible health insurance plan, with family coverage, at a cost of $13,000 per year per covered employee. I will save a huge amount of money when I terminate the plan next year, even after paying the penalties and splitting the remainder 50-50 with the effected employees after deducting the additional labor burden.
To #12: All our lampposts in the DC area lean to the Left. Hard to hang anything from them. Besides that, many of them don’t work, like a lot of Democrat voters. Others are so dim, you can understand where the saying “Dimmest bulb in the pack” came from.
In the DC area, so many things don’t work that you have to ask “What does work” in order to get a short answer” and it is getting worse.
There isn’t a competent Democrat leader within 30 miles of DC.
i (heart) Hobby Lobby. finally a t-shirt i could wear.
There is no rational basis for a business being responsible for an employees health insurance. Nada.
It would make far more sense for the employer to give the $2000 to the employee and have them be responsible for their own health care, and if they want the government version, then they can pay the gov’t that $2000.
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