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Jane Austin

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Mon Oct-26-09 03:05 PM
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12. There's no reason we couldn't raise their pay enough to pay for

the public option plan.

I think we'd save money as well as getting them better coverage.

You have no idea how expensive the insurance is we provide our employees.

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AP sources: Senate likely to cut employer mandate	Thrill	Oct-25-09 06:43 PM	#0
Contradictory phrasing by the AP.	Eric J in MN	Oct-25-09 06:46 PM	#1
I read that and it made no sense to me. In the end they'd have to provide it.	vaberella	Oct-26-09 10:41 AM	#10
my employer pays more than $750 a month for their part of my insurance already	peacebird	Oct-25-09 06:47 PM	#2
That would cost Walmart $1.35 Billion	Kurt_and_Hunter	Oct-25-09 06:49 PM	#3
What's that, a year's salary for Sam?	WinkyDink	Oct-25-09 08:50 PM	#6
"They also stressed that no final decisions have been made on the details of the measure"	Aramchek	Oct-25-09 06:54 PM	#4
Would this give more people access to the Government Plan - the	Jane Austin	Oct-25-09 08:47 PM	#5
I wonder, if they suddenly had to pay more. "Public" isn't "free."	WinkyDink	Oct-26-09 09:58 AM	#8
There's no reason we couldn't raise their pay enough to pay for	Jane Austin	Oct-26-09 03:05 PM	#12
Sounds like a lot of dropped coverage for many employees, who will need to then pay.	WinkyDink	Oct-26-09 09:56 AM	#7
If it's hard for American companies to compete with foreign ones that don't pay for health care	pampango	Oct-26-09 10:20 AM	#9
This is really one of the most absurd articles out there. I'd take politico any day.	vaberella	Oct-26-09 10:43 AM	#11

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