Goodbye free health care, hello 30 hour work week

Greed is a worldwide problem, particularly where wealthy elite have their hands in the cookie jar. It's about gobbling up all the wealth and putting it into the hands of a few. That means giving hard workers a pittance and raising prices on retail goods. It's one big money grab.

Sears started part time 20 years ago.

Fixed it.

You know, this is exactly how people feel about Republicans. If you try to buy into the republican values to see there point of view and even end up agreeing with much of it, just reading message boards of the insane narcissism most seem to spew and the punishment attitude they want to inflict on some good people going through a hard time makes one realize that you would have to give up a large amount of decency to join this group. Republicans are supposed to be the moral party--ughh, I no longer think so.

Problem solved... on your end. But what about your employees? Guess that doesn't matter, huh?

Why not just fire everyone, get off your lazy ass and do all the work all by yourself... oh yeah, that's right, you can't. LMAO

This is Obamanation, remember 4 more shit filled years ? Dont blame me, I voted for the other guy.

i seriously doubt you're doing any hiring

Rings true, new CEO at my job is British and since taking over he has cut hours, capped pay, slashed paid holidays and new hires start at minium wage, are required to have open availibilty and are hired on at 16 hrs a week. Future so bright I gotta wear shades.

Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses.
For more enjoyment and greater efficiency, consumption is being standardized. We are sorry ...
Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard, increase production, prevent accidents and be happy. Let us be thankful we have commerce.
Buy more. Buy more now. Buy. And be happy.

Oh, no! Does this mean that part time people who work enough hours though out the year will not be punished (denied SS, unemployment, etc)!

Darn. Too many people who are rubbing their hands together ready to punish people for their political beliefs, these are the same people who spout off about being a free country, too. When they pack up their business and flee America, hopefully they will find a nice Oligarchy country to move to so they can finally find the happiness they are craving.

Obaaaaamaaaa gave me afone! So im gonn vote fo him.

And THAT is the reason we all need to bend over the desk and take what's coming!

I am DUMBFOUNDED that ingnorant welfare crackheads will make sure they get out to vote to save their sorry asses but not actually be a useful part of society.

Good thing we have the baby machines! Keep pumping out those welfare babes! Cause Obaaaaama is gonn take good care of you!

Unfuckingbelievable!

They want a low-wage nation for their factories and a wealthy nation for their consumers -- can't have it both ways!

You mean Barry didn't think of that?! Of course, he did. He doesn't care if this is the new reality. Just remember, Barry "loves" you - hope that helps pay the bills.

Why blame your own failures on someone else? Take responsibility and admit you can't cut it as a businessman.

And if you do NOT buy it you can be fined $250,000 and go to jail!

mega corporations want to drive out all small businesses and put the burden of health care on the government and people. Stop buying everything at walmart if you want to fix this shit.

No one needs to provide competitive benefits anymore. There are more workers than jobs now. All that an employer needs to provide is a job. Period.

You're misreading the point. People want to work 40+ hours, but if they did they would have to have company paid benefits which most small businesses can't afford. Even larger businesses have problems affording it especially since they lost the take advantage which meant that they could provide prescriptions cheaper than the government could. Now it costs more prescription and no tax break for providing it....what do you think is going to happen?

Won't shop at Walmart either. That place literally gives me a headache.

Liberals, democrats, and laborers need to understand a couple things about business.

Very few businesses make more money than they can spend. Understand that every penny has been crunched. Employees are paid a fair wage for their time and skills. You don't open a business and slave away 24 hours a day only to divide it up evenly with people who can go home at night and drink beer.

If the business owner clears a million dollars in a year that DOES NOT MEAN that the company is thriving. The CEO's earnings are company equity. Just like when you pay a little extra on your home mortgage. What if the gov mandated huge allowances for your children to the point where you can no longer make your house payment. This is what is happening to many businesses.

When my company needs equipment I pay for that out of my pocket. Because I am the corporation. The business is me. If your intentions are to reduce my earnings then you only destroy your job security since you weaken the company as a whole.

In the last few years I had just grown to the point where it was feasible to start offering different benefits. It is a natural evolution that attracts better quality employees. It used to be something growing businesses sought to do. Now it will be mandatory and we won't get the quality employees.

It should be common sense but I will reiterate that rich people do not owe you anything. I wasn't always a 'wealthy' business owner. I had to live in an 88' Oldsmobile in the woods for 2 months back in the day. I never begged for a handout. I took my hunger pains and dealt with it like a man.

I rose up. I educated myself reading thousands of books instead of watching tv. I worked my ass off. Made enormous sacrifices. Took huge risks that could have put my family on the street. Nobody is entitled to my winnings except for myself.

Normally I am a generous person. But I am fair. My employees enjoy high hourly wages, in part because we can't afford health benefits yet. I pay them enough so that they should easily be able to buy a small premium for their families. But in no way is my company strong enough to provide and committ to lengthy health care packages. It's just the way it is.

Mandatory healthcare or fines is usurpation by our Orwellian government. It won't work in reality and as a free citizen and veteran I can't accept it on principle.

We shall see how things pan out. But most likely the people who voted this in just voted themselves under a bridge because I will pass it all along. Or it will kill my company and their jobs along with it.

Yup - you get to pay the fines and still not have healthcare....sweet, huh?
My husbands insurance almost dropped me this year because they said I could get insurance at my job. What my job offers isn't workable insurance for me. It costs $160 a month (and I only work 25 hours a week), and covers only $100 worth of medication a month, 5 doctor visits a year and has a yearly cap on diagnostic tests of just $400 which isn't much of a help when 1 MRI cost at least twice that.

What I don't understand is why this year they made a big deal out of woman getting FREE no copay birth control, calling it a health right, but my current insurance imposed a $400 deductible on life saving diagnostic tests....a deductible that has to be paid BEFORE you can get the test. I have to say up for 4 months to get an MRI that my doctor wanted done immediately.
We are fucked.

Don't you get it? Just because you own a business doesn't mean you're rich. Lots and lots and lots of small business owners are barely making it or going in the hole each month. Sure, health care is great but reality is they will have to scale back hours, scale back pay or simply lay off employees to come up with the extra money and make this thing work. Money doesn't grow on trees you know.

Regardless of how you feel about health care, can't you see it isn't free? There's an opportunity cost here. Its going to cost millions of people money they can't afford.

Many businesses will continue to thrive - including mine. However, employment in America will continue to trend in this direction. Barrycare incentives now demand it. Enjoy!

Affordable? premiums have increased by 50% this year, what Affordable about that!!!!!

Usa is finally stepping into the 20th century. We had this debate in 1910. Complaining how poor u are? U people are gonna all be muuuch poorer.

Papa John's ran the numbers and said
to give all their employees healthcare
it would cost between 11 and 14 cents
PER PIZZA.
And they complained that was too much.
I guess it would cut into management's
millions.
VULTURE CAPITALISM

people need work now and are willing to work under almost any condition. that is what happens when there are more people than jobs.

People shouldn't have to work more than 30 hours a week anyway. Life is much too short to put up with that crap.

That makes you part of the problem then.