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1StrongBlackMan

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6. Agreed ...
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:05 PM
Nov 2012

I have worked in the HR industry for the past 25+ years ... a profession that, at its upper reaches, tends to be extremely conservative. I have always asked, as a strategic matter, why HR professional don't advocate to CEOs to sever the tie since the cost savings would go directly to the bottomline.

The unanswered answer: Keeping healthcare Insurance, employer based, serves as a handcuff for most workers. How many workers do you know remain on a job they hate because they need the benefits? Secondly, while providing benefits is a capital outlay, it also is a business expense that is recouped at tax time ... so it really doesn't "cost" business anything.

But ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #1
This exactly! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #4
Healthcare should NOT be tied to employment n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #2
We need nationalized healthcare rustydog Nov 2012 #3
Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #6
This is a great article. Big K&R nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #5
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