Lots of blame being dispersed here, but I will add
what I know to be true, being a director with
profit/loss responsibility at a medium sized
corporation. This year, we are asking the employees
to increase their contribution to health care costs.
Having been an engineer/worker bee for a long time, I
would normally have assumed that any increases in
health care to the employee would be directly passed
on to the employee by dirty old management. This year
we are taking a "hit" to our bottom line because of
health care. Costs have risen 22% this year, while
profits have not. We are asking for the employees to
bear roughly 20% of the increase, with the company
"eating" the other 80%. That's pretty good. I see
one guy on a daily basis who has cost us $100,000 in
medical bills this year, not to mention 196 hours in
sick time. Today, I saw his 5'8" 250 pound frame
carrying in a McDonald's lunch dripping with grease.
We still cut him the 20/80 discount on health care.
This year, we were sued something like 39 times for
various reasons (workman's comp, wrongful dismaissal,
etc.). We settled -0- times. We went to court -0-
times. It cost us over $20,000 in legal fees PER
instance. Shakespeare had a comment about this, I
think.
--- "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob@webtv.net> wrote:
> Not to worry, Robert....
>
> Liability insurance is getting so expensive
> that a lot of Doctors either are, or will be
> getting out of the business momentarily,
> anyway. And this is no joke, believe me.
>
> Just another example of the general
> decline of "quality of life" here in the
> good old USA due to whatever reasons
> one cares to choose, inclusive of gov't.
> becoming an "occupation" rather than
> a "public service" with respect to our
> Senators & Reps..
>
> I'm no fan of Hillary but one must give
> credit where credit is due...she saw
> this along with other problems of this
> ilk coming down the pike a long, long
> time ago.
>
> And....here we are. Very nicely done
> American government and Big Business
> interests. Good job. Of the people, by the
> people and for the people? Not to the
> extent it used be by a long shot. And,
> unfortunately, it's gonna get a lot worse
> before it gets better I am afraid, but I'm
> on the down side anyway...
>
> Corporate greed knows no bounds in
> terms of social irresponsibility and
> corporate money backs the two major
> party candidates to one extent or the
> other. All bought and paid for in advance
> and these people expect a return on their
> "investment" when the time comes.
>
> And if you seriously stand in "their" way
> in this respect, recent history indicates
> you won't be standing there for very long.
>
> Hey, Holiday is over...gas is coming back
> down again. How about that?! What a
> surprise! :)
>
>
>
>
> Cap'n. Bob
> '60 :{)
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