[WS:] But how about his other point that you may still lose your insurance when you change jobs? Many corporations have some kind of waiting period for new employees .
The way I understand his argument is not that it is Obama's fault but Obama is creating false hopes with his "reform" - a point that resonates with me.
Wojtek
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Max Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net> wrote:
> This whole spiel never made any sense. And who the fuck is Deroy
> Murdock, if not some political hack. The fear apparently is, you are
> sitting there with employer provided insurance, some alternative shows
> up (public option, different plan becomes available, either of which
> are cheaper and crappier), and you get switched to something worse.
>
> The terms of your implicit deal with the boss is you get some $$$ and
> some benefits. Absent some kind of explicit, legally-binding
> contract, there is no more reason under ObamaCare to arbitrarily
> reduce your compensation than before. If bosses want some fig leaf
> they can call health insurance and cram it down their workers'
> throats, they can do it now.
>
> As things stand, the boss can always drop one plan for something
> cheaper, and worse, if his employees let him get away with it. What
> is different?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Left-Wing Wacko
> <leftwingwacko at gmail.com> wrote:
> > *
> >
> http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWQ4MDI5ZDU0YjAxNmM5MzEzYzc1NjM0ZDkyNDRlYWE
> > =*
> > **
> > *Yes We Can Lose Our Health Insurance
> > *Kiss your current coverage goodbye.
> >
> > By Deroy Murdock
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