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[GOP_Lady]

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[BobL]

Kinda sucks when many of us Republicans want to “send a message” and vote Third Party...thereby allowing the Democrat to win. Oh well, there’s always the clinics.

[GovernmentShrinker]

In the long run, this aspect of the abominable health care reform will be a good thing. The idea of tying medical insurance to employment was a big-government scam in the first place. It ended up making it virtually impossible for anyone to get reasonably priced insurance independently, and left most people who did get insurance through an employer stuck with whatever plan the employer chose to offer.

[ebersole]

Goal of this administration is working perfectly...more reliance upon the government.

[Erik Latranyi]

[Gay State Conservative]

All part of the plan.Step #1....destroy the private insurance companies...step #2.....

[gathersnomoss]

May I suggest taking the time to watch the move Metropolis, possibly the remake from the 80’s. You will see how well everything works when Big Daddy runs your lives.

This experiment is all but over.

The Prick in the White Crib is in charge.

[Oceander]

Anyone not think that that was how it was planned in the first place?

[rjones42]

Company pays $2,000 for nothing. Employee pays whatever it costs for health care. The sum will be greater than being paid today by company and employee; now there’s progress.

[YankeeReb]

Millions of American workers could discover that they no longer have employer-provided health insurance as ObamaCare is phased in. That's because employers are quickly discovering that it may be cheaper to pay fines to the government than to insure workers.

OK, trick question, How many people here don't think this was done by design?
<< crickets chirping >>

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“That’s because employers are quickly discovering that it may be cheaper to pay fines to the government than to insure workers. “

Gee. I wonder if that was unintended? NOT!

We are SO screwed. Just SO screwed.

[traumer]

STUPIDITY has consequences....

[BunnySlippers]

Bump

[XenaLee]

My whole argument against Obama’s healthcare bill is that it’s unconstitutional to force Americans to purchase anything, much less health care. A liberal shot my argument down with the claim that the Republicans thought of it or presented it first. Suspecting the usual lie, I did a search and found this site. It seems the Dems are saying that they only took the idea of government mandated insurance from the Republicans.

http://www.ksdp.org/blog/kansas-republicans-insurance-mandate-they-were-against-it

Can anyone refute this? It’s definitely news to me.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] ....cheaper to pay fines to the government than to insure workers. Plan "A" all along. Get employers to drop the little people in the Dems' laps.

[Cementjungle]

Most liberals will see this as a GOOD thing.

In their view, the evil corporations were giving health-care perks to their rich, capitalist employees. Now, the evil corporations will instead be paying fines to mother government... which means more freebies for the deserving leftist class.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Let's get our terms clear regarding government health care. Obama Jr's plan is to get more Americans collecting government assistance - it is aid, NOT care. The correct word to use is Obamacaid.