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3. at least they're giving employees $500 instead of just eliminating the health insurance "benefit"

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 03:08 PM

Sep 2013

temporarily this is of course bad for the employees, but ultimately we do want employers out of the health insurance business. provided people have a good alternative, of course.

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Thom Hartmann: Is Trader Joe's Leading America to Single Payer HealthCare? [View all] thomhartmann Sep 2013 OP

Hope so.... nt Ninga Sep 2013 #1

Proof.... AZ Mike Sep 2013 #2

at least they're giving employees $500 instead of just eliminating the health insurance "benefit" unblock Sep 2013 #3

$500 a year? Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #4

i agree, it's not at all a win. unblock Sep 2013 #5

Which is just another subsidy from us tax-payers. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #6

I agree. How about a National Health Care program instead of spending the billions sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #8

I sure hope so gopiscrap Sep 2013 #7

I hope you are right, Thom. nt antigop Sep 2013 #9