” Part of the reason for having a job is to participate in affordable insurance. “
You’ve never run a business, have you?
The purpose of a business is not to ensure you let employees “keep and gain more benefits”. It’s to make a profit. When employees compensation and benefits cost more than the value they create the jobs disappear (in the private sector).
Employees in the private sector (where all money to support everything government does originates) employees must be more productive to “keep and gain more benefits”.
Congress should live under the legislation they mandate the private sector, self-employed people, and others so they can fully appreciate their F*ck-ups.
This includes Obamacare.
They have no self-interest in fixing the problem, so they won’t do it, because they are Congressmen.
Trump, I hope, will align their interests with those of the American people on this issue. Then, and only then, will the problem be solved.
We are talking about government and not private business - we are talking about the federal government - and part of the benefit package of the USG is health care insurance, and that healthcare insurance is an important calculation in taking a position (anywhere for that matter). The reason I remained in the US Army for 20-years was because it would have been impossible to leave the Army and replace the healthcare in my situation(s) - plus I loved the work of being a paratrooper. I am not worried about business or running a business as this threat was simply about taking Health Care from Congress critters which I explained is not going to happen (maybe for their staffers/interns though maybe). I am simply in the “Lane” for congress and not passing down that private business consideration roadway although I do agree with most of what you said, just that it did not apply to the Thread as posted.