I know a woman at work who voted for Obama (she was the only one in our work force.) She likes the idea of all of Obama’s free stuff, tax cuts, etc.
What she doesn’t realize is she’s shooting herself in the foot, so to speak. Our employer provides “free” health benefits, we pay no part of the premiums. In talks with the front office I’ve learned that if nationalized healthcare goes through, the company will most likely drop the “good, expensive” healthcare plan we now have and go wtih the cheaper nationalized version. Why wouldn’t they? When that happens and this lady gets inferior healthcare, it will still be free, but it will not be anywhere equal to what we get now for the $1,000 per month our employer pays (per employee) to insure us.
People are too short-sighted. If the tax cuts go through, this woman or other employees might not even have a job because employment might be cut (the business files as an s-corp and income is above $250,000.)
When you have a job and you vote for “free” healthcare all you are doing is voting to pay for your own and somebody else’s too. Government doesn’t pay for anything. Only taxpayers.
Stupid, stupid people.
I have no doubt that we'll be able to find doctors who will be glad to take some tax-free cash rather than having to beg an insurer to pay a negotiated amount on a claim.
“If the tax cuts go through, this woman or other employees might not even have a job because employment might be cut (the business files as an s-corp and income is above $250,000.)”
She should be the first to go. The only way these people may learn is if they see that actions have consequences.
They will have to, or else they won’t be able to compete with other companies who do.