Posted on 10/08/2014 3:22:21 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Walmart announced today that as of the beginning of next year it will be dropping health insurance for 30,000 employees who work less than 30 hours per week.
So why is this a good thing? It may involve some hassle for individual employees, as they’ll have to go to the exchange to figure out what plan to get. But most of those Walmart workers will likely come out ahead. Someone who’s earning $9 an hour working 30 hours a week at a Walmart would be making $13,500 a year. Depending on what their spouse makes and what state they’re in, they could be eligible for Medicaid and pay nothing at all for insurance, or get substantial subsidies that would make a private plan extremely affordable.
I’m not saying Walmart should get a medal or anything — they’re just trying to maximize their profits. But this is a development that we should welcome.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Works if you’re a communist.
They obviously don’t realize that their taxes are going to pay for walmart employees health insurance. People think material is free, time is free, EVERYTHING FREE!!!!!!!
Poor WaPo...has to praise Wal-mart for dropping health insurance as a sign Zer0care is working. That’s some serious pretzel action.
Paul Waldman is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?
This is not the good news liberals think. From some things I've read even subsidized rates will be a lot higher than WalMart was charging. People could be really unhappy.
It's all so glib and happy on paper, isn't it?
Liberals are mentally ill.
And Ebola will solve our unemployment problem. ..
It’s working because it forces you on....welfare? Talk about your convoluted arguments.
lol
Relax! We've got ObamaCare!
We are safe.
People don’t realize that when someone says” The money comes from the government” the government gets from taxpayer’s pockets.
There is a reason why people haven’t revolted yet.
The bill for the last 7 years hasn’t come due yet. The elected officials are still spending and borrowing money like drunken sailors.
With that kind of logic...
Getting laid off is also good for people. When they apply for unemployment benefits and other government services, they will end up with more total value than if they paid for all those things by themselves.
The real racket is that the money isn’t coming from current taxpayer’s pockets, it is coming from your children’s future taxes in the form of debt, and a devalued dollar from all the money printing. It is an evil scheme.
Making health-care unaffordable was the goal
Nobody on that list will buy insurance.
They will either get it subsidized or simply use the emergency room for care. if they get really ill, then they will buy the insurance and not be able to pay the deductible.
What a world we live in.
Those rising prices aren’t rising, that is the value of the dollar shrinking
Only if it is just Paul Waldman that is paying the subsidies out of his own pocket.
We the People are paying the cost for this CORPORATE cost-shifting of an expense for health coverage premiums.
So, private Insurors, “can you hear it now” your dirge?
WAPO tells the truth of the venture socialists.
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