[Dustbunny]

Politicians may think all workers are "entitled" to the same benefits enjoyed by unionized public employees, but no real-world company operating on that philosophy survives very long.

Exactly. Guess you 'have to be a rocket scientist' to figure that out if you are in the elected Congress.

[USNBandit]

They already work for companies that don't provide insurance, but with their employers paying the new jobs tax, their chances of getting coverage from their company jobs would drop to nil.

I am pretty sure this plan will work. The state will raise taxes, these employees will lose their jobs, fall below the poverty line, and then they will qualify for Medicaid. Problem solved. :(

[snowsislander]

More than a few businesses will see this as the final straw and close or move to a state where taxes and the costs of employment, energy and real estate aren't so high.

That would be my guess also.

[bill1952]

Not a right to work state, huh?

Not being a right to work state=Big Union power, low employment, and sky high taxes guaranteed.

[Kjobs]

Employers don't "owe" health insurance to their workers. All employers need be responsible for is the paying of wages. If employees want to spend a part of those wages on health care -- fine. If not -- well, that's fine also.

[goldstategop]

Liberals don't care about jobs. That suits em fine for it adds another family to the ever growing government payroll. And more votes for the politicians. What a cool scheme! No wonder they're pushing it in Massachusetts.

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