Posted on 10/08/2009 7:45:53 AM PDT by Shellybenoit
Union members represent one of the biggest and most powerful Democratic constituencies and their support of any health care reform proposal is viewed as essential to getting a bill passed in Congress. So far Big Labor is all for Obamacare, the SEIU even sent bouncers to some of the town hall events to beat up on some of the anti-Obamacare protesters at the events. Of course when some of the burden of paying for state controlled health care is placed on the Unions, they begin to fight. And they are already beginning to fight against one element of the Baucus bill.
To help pay for the plan the bill calls for a tax on those who have "Cadillac" Health insurance (high-end) plans. Union health plans are among the most high of the high-end plans. So the Unions are fighting back by getting House Democrats to lobby against this provision.
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Don’t worry, they will smile and be good sheep if it passes.
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