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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)
34. Exactly correct
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 03:44 PM
Nov 2012

They want to own the intellectual property of their workforce. It is very simple and obvious.

Health care coverage is why hubby & I can't retire sooner peacebird Nov 2012 #1
Same here. My spouse and kid depend on my coverage too. nt SunSeeker Nov 2012 #52
Same here. n/t femmocrat Nov 2012 #59
Ditto. (I'm taking it back from limpdick) AAO Nov 2012 #67
Too easy! Employer-based health care is dragging our country to the bottom. Scuba Nov 2012 #2
Well said salinen Nov 2012 #18
+1 nt femrap Nov 2012 #30
So true!!!!! nt Tumbulu Nov 2012 #44
Yep! n/t loudsue Nov 2012 #48
US Healthcare system is a joke to the rest of the world. nt RiverSong Nov 2012 #49
I'm glad there's a study on this caraher Nov 2012 #3
Of course it does! annabanana Nov 2012 #4
This should be so mind-numbingly obvious that even Republicans can't deny it. trotsky Nov 2012 #5
If Republicans can deny Evolution and Global Warming, they can deny this. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #7
mind-numbed salinen Nov 2012 #19
so true !!! (nt) Tumbulu Nov 2012 #45
I actually started my business (very part-time) at 53 quaker bill Nov 2012 #6
That's quite interesting. That's a lot of my motivator now. aletier_v Nov 2012 #8
If it were not for my military health care fasttense Nov 2012 #10
That is me. I'm 58. I'm in essence a serf....tied to my job for ins. coverage. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #9
At 58, a Better Job is Highly Unlikely PrMaine Nov 2012 #14
Thanks for the advice. Yes, I'm hanging in there. That's why it's so important... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #16
Getting Insurance PrMaine Nov 2012 #24
True rational_pi Nov 2012 #11
I think that's a tad oversimplistic. shawn703 Nov 2012 #12
True--SocSec is also a helpful backup eridani Nov 2012 #13
People aren't eligible for Social Security until 66 now. jeff47 Nov 2012 #17
No, they're eligible at 62 DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #29
Yes, as I said in my post about retiring early. jeff47 Nov 2012 #33
That's not fraud. You don't have to be retired to start taking SS. DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #36
Only if they aren't very successful. jeff47 Nov 2012 #37
Sure, and I was subject to that for a while DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #38
I suspect that the majority would rather delay taking SS and get more for the rest of their life. nt jeff47 Nov 2012 #39
Ideally DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #40
Considering that most small businesses take a while to turn a profit mythology Nov 2012 #55
OK, I read that, but have no idea wtf it means. femmocrat Nov 2012 #60
Depends on when you were born. I'm of the slice that already had our age raised to 67. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #65
Correct. Obviously it's because of retirement age... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #57
Also you will note from the story that "entrepreneurship" begins to rise at 55, Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #64
It's also when they have to deal with Turbineguy Nov 2012 #15
I've been saying this for years. The #1 barrier to entrepreneurship is lack of health insurance. yardwork Nov 2012 #20
I have also been saying it for years Tumbulu Nov 2012 #46
I don't understand why it isn't obvious to everybody, too. A huge number of people don't get it. yardwork Nov 2012 #54
Like I said to a coworker, just imagine a nation where people have free health care, then imagine Javaman Nov 2012 #21
Of course. Been saying this for years. Nobody with a job closeupready Nov 2012 #22
Health insurance is one reason, for sure. MineralMan Nov 2012 #23
A third reason is that by 65ish, people have acquired the skills to strike out on their own Kber Nov 2012 #25
al gore tried to tell people that. mopinko Nov 2012 #26
exactly! shireen Nov 2012 #27
If I could be assured of health care for me and my family... mwooldri Nov 2012 #28
I started my own health and nutrition distributorship in August AND I LOVE IT Samantha Nov 2012 #31
Corporate America does not want "Entrepreneurship" ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #32
Exactly correct Duer 157099 Nov 2012 #34
You win the thread. ElboRuum Nov 2012 #62
"... We were concerned about other confounding factors that might lead to shifts in jtuck004 Nov 2012 #35
Americans also retire then jmowreader Nov 2012 #41
I am working on a startup by myself at the moment johnd83 Nov 2012 #42
I've long said that tying health insurance to a company undermines entrepreneurship RainDog Nov 2012 #43
There is going to be an entrepreneurship boom in 2014 Politicub Nov 2012 #47
Duh! My story completely radhika Nov 2012 #50
i`m thinking about going back into the reupholstering business madrchsod Nov 2012 #51
How to MASSIVELY increase entrepreneuship in ALL age groups: Universal Medicare for All ! Faryn Balyncd Nov 2012 #53
Well yeah, even Republicans know that. JoeyT Nov 2012 #56
It's so sad to see America falling behind on the health care front. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #58
We've been steadily losing ground for 30+ years. Our powerful propaganda machine has Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #66
Doesn't shock me in the slightest. ElboRuum Nov 2012 #61
Same here but I have 20 years to go left lowrider Nov 2012 #63
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