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  • STILLWELL: Ammiano's Health Care Proposal: Bad for Business

    01/25/2006 7:51:55 AM PST · by SmithL · 1 replies · 180+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/25/6 | Cinnamon Stillwell
    San Francisco officials often decry the city's shrinking business community. Yet there's little acknowledgment that the very policies local government tends to push have the effect of undermining business. The latest anti-business proposal to hit the table was put forward by Supervisor Tom Ammiano last November. The proposed ordinance would affect non-union businesses and nonprofit organizations that have at least 20 employees and don't provide medical insurance. Businesses would have to put approximately $345 a month per employee into a fund to be used for health care costs. Employees need work only 80 hours a month. The $345 is based on...