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#1 Mar 19 2010 at 9:18 AM Rating: Decent

Caterpilar, the worlds largest equipment manufacturer, are begging politicians not to pass obamacare because it will cost them 100 million in the first year alone.

This sort of thing isn't supposed to happen in a free market economy.

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A letter Thursday to President Barack Obama and members of Congress signed by more than 130 economists predicted the legislation would discourage companies from hiring more workers and would cause reduced hours and wages for those already employed.



Any of you liberals still think Obama cares about the economy or decreasing that unemployment number?


http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/caterpillar-health-care-bill-would-cost-it-100m.html
#2 Mar 19 2010 at 9:30 AM Rating: Excellent
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Does John Boccieri know this? He just announced he was switching from a "No" vote to a "Yes" Smiley: smile
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#3 Mar 19 2010 at 9:32 AM Rating: Excellent
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Well, that's interesting because apparently they already offer competitive health benefits to employees.

Now, if they're bemoaning the fact that they can no longer keep someone on the payroll at 39 hrs/week so they don't have to offer benefits, well, let me just shed a single tear for this rich and powerful business conglomerate.

There, done.

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#4 Mar 19 2010 at 9:45 AM Rating: Excellent
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They'll get over it when they realize the advantage of their employees no longer dropping dead.
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Rep. Wilson from the Stupak block announced this morning that he would vote "Yes" on the Senate bill. Smiley: smile
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#6 Mar 19 2010 at 9:58 AM Rating: Good
Health care is about 1/6th of the economy in the US and government is vastly more efficient at it as indicated by both the example of foreign nations and within the US in that medicare is vastly cheaper mostly due to low overhead.

The amount of savings which could be realized by converting to government run care is about 1/3 to 1/2 the total cost of heathcare.

Right wingers can clearly oppose the government plan based on ideology. Economics? Hardly.

Of course the proposed bill is not government run care - but why not? Oh ya, conservatives opposed it.

#7 Mar 19 2010 at 10:04 AM Rating: Good
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you don't understand yossarian. If government runs healthcare, they'll kill your grandma.
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#8 Mar 19 2010 at 10:06 AM Rating: Decent
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Sir Xsarus wrote:
you don't understand yossarian. If government runs healthcare, they'll kill your grandma.


Well, since you brought it up.... Smiley: laugh

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#9 Mar 19 2010 at 10:22 AM Rating: Decent
Samy,

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Now, if they're bemoaning the fact that they can no longer keep someone on the payroll at 39 hrs/week so they don't have to offer benefits, well, let me just shed a single tear for this rich and powerful business conglomerate


Yeah...and when those rich and powerful busineses decide to hire less people and downsize to avoid being raped by obamacare that'll really show them.

Are you really that stupid?



Iam,

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They'll get over it when they realize the advantage of their employees no longer dropping dead.


No they'll adapt by cutting jobs and taking their business to countries that don't have obamacare.

Of course then Dems will continue to whine about how businesses shouldn't be allowed to operate in whichever country offers more tax incentives instead of tax increases.



Xarus,

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If government runs healthcare, they'll kill your grandma.


That's what happens when the govn gets to determine who gets surgery and who doesn't.






Edited, Mar 19th 2010 12:23pm by knoxxsouthy
#10 Mar 19 2010 at 10:23 AM Rating: Excellent
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Dina Titus announced this morning that she would vote "Yes" on the bill Smiley: smile
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#11 Mar 19 2010 at 10:25 AM Rating: Good
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If I was an elected democrat, I'd vote 'No' just to give Virus something to talk about.
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#13 Mar 19 2010 at 10:31 AM Rating: Good
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
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They'll get over it when they realize the advantage of their employees no longer dropping dead.


No they'll adapt by cutting jobs and taking their business to countries that don't have obamacare.


So their employees will drop dead there instead. I guess you really do care about American lives.
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#14 Mar 19 2010 at 11:04 AM Rating: Excellent
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Yeah...and when those rich and powerful busineses decide to hire less people and downsize to avoid being raped by obamacare that'll really show them.


If insurance companies are allowed to continue to rape employers and individuals, then that is an inevitable outcome anyway.

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#15 Mar 19 2010 at 11:15 AM Rating: Good
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Samira wrote:
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Yeah...and when those rich and powerful busineses decide to hire less people and downsize to avoid being raped by obamacare that'll really show them.


If insurance companies are allowed to continue to rape employers and individuals, then that is an inevitable outcome anyway.


If they're raping both then there will be fewer people left alive to hire.

Win, win.
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#16 Mar 19 2010 at 11:21 AM Rating: Excellent
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You assume rape = death. Interesting.

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#17 Mar 19 2010 at 11:24 AM Rating: Good
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I'm actually assuming that people who can't afford healthcare are more likely to die.
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#18 Mar 19 2010 at 11:26 AM Rating: Good
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Can insurance companies even leave marks?
#19 Mar 19 2010 at 11:27 AM Rating: Excellent
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Sweetums wrote:
Can insurance companies even leave marks?


I think the question is reversed. Can insurance companies' marks leave the insurance companies?

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Samira wrote:
You assume rape = death. Interesting.

We've raised the bar from "leave marks" to "need to be beaten" to "death".

I'm pretty sure the next definition of rape will require necromancy.
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If I was an elected democrat, I'd vote 'No' just to give Virus something to talk about.
Then I'd change my mind just to **** him off.
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#22 Mar 19 2010 at 11:31 AM Rating: Excellent
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Jophiel wrote:
Samira wrote:
You assume rape = death. Interesting.

We've raised the bar from "leave marks" to "need to be beaten" to "death".

I'm pretty sure the next definition of rape will require necromancy.


Oh, lawd. Smiley: laugh

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#23 Mar 19 2010 at 11:35 AM Rating: Excellent
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knoxxsouthy wrote:


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If government runs healthcare, they'll kill your grandma.


That's what happens when the govn gets to determine who gets surgery and who doesn't.


Which is what's happening with insurance now anyway.
#24 Mar 19 2010 at 11:37 AM Rating: Good
knoxxsouthy wrote:
That's what happens when the govn gets to determine who gets surgery and who doesn't.


I keep reading that as "who gets sugary and who doesn't."
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Samira wrote:
You assume rape = death. Interesting.

Been reading too much gbaji.
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#26 Mar 19 2010 at 11:41 AM Rating: Decent
House Democrats still don't have the votes. They need like 40. I don't blame them holding out. The longer they hold out the more leverage they have over Obama. And we all know good govn is all about the president bribing congress with tax payers money.

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