The whole thing makes me wonder who the idiots are that oppose nationalized health care.
The small business man running an auto mechanic shop? He can't afford to purchase health care for his employees, himself, or his family, so when he gets to be 35 years old or so, he asks himself if it would be worth losing everything by having a heart attack... so he closes up shop and goes to work for Firestone.
A mechanic who would rather work for a local shop? He's in the same boat as the shop owner. He decides that he doesn't want to risk losing everything, so he goes to work for Firestone instead.
Firestone, having a tremendous amount of revenue at hand can afford to provide health insurance for their employees. A benefit that they can afford to offer their employees.
Firestone doesn't really have to compete for employees. They'll get the talent and all of the small shops will close eventually. Any that pop up later on will soon close.
The market will take care of itself eventually. Yes, it will be a struggle in the beginning, but it will adjust. At that point, all business will be competing at a more even level.
Just think... when your company pulls something that makes you angry, you won't need to consider losing health care if you tell your boss where he can stick it.
Not saying that health care is the only reason for a lack of competition... that's a much larger discussion. But health care and benefits play a role in a persons decision about where they're willing to go to work.... and just how much BS they're willing to put up with.
Just an opinion.
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