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In reply to the discussion: Almost all of our problems end up having the same solution. [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)12. The BIG problem with single-payer is
that it would level the playing field between the little startups with 3 employees & no negotiating power and the giants who can bargain for favorable terms based on their pools of thousands of employees.
The current health care system is one of the most potent tools in the arsenals of the Big Guys for squelching competition from newcomers.
I stayed years longer in a State job than I would have otherwise done because a bypass in 1992 gave me a pre-existing condition that made me uninsurable on my own. After early retirement from the state, I started my own practice that now generates more opportunities for work than I can handle.
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yup. ironic isn't it, that big companies prefer to pay an effective tax on labor.
unblock
Nov 2012
#38
It also lets them keep wages down because everyone is tied to their job
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2012
#39
Its not a problem yet, but it will eventually be...but not in the same way of Greece
davidn3600
Nov 2012
#37
most public companies see their share prices plummet and would become takeover targets
unblock
Nov 2012
#9
would that mean employers could pay $1 an hour and the gov't would subsidize
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#31
Improve for the 99% but not the 1%. They want ALL the money and they want it NOW. nt
valerief
Nov 2012
#26
I can get behind that. I usually say "livable" minimum wage since 10/hr isnt livable in many places.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#41
An exception which needs a different solution: the let's-send-American-jobs-to-foreign-countries-to
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#43