texasshoe, there is no accounting for bad human decisions. hell, dude, if companies were giving it away for free, some drones would be too lazy to fill out the enrolment forms. 31.00 per month is a gift, and i know that 1200 per month is possible.let alone the fact that some companies have open enrolment breaks, which means you do not have to disclose pre-existing conditions and medical history. but that is humanity for you; failing to act in their best interests in not rare. i can understand major tax breaks for companies which have to shoulder the added burden of contributory health insurance; i am a fair guy!

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Man I wish I had your ability to see things in written form that were not written nor implied, it is uncanny. Before I left my last employer to go on my own, that company offered a really comprenhisive helath care package of which I participated. Of the 2000 or so employees in that division only about 30% participated in the program and the majority claimed it was too expensive. $125 month single, $175 for a family. That company paid 82% of the premium and the employees portion was deducted pre-tax resulting in a lower overall tax burden to the employee. That Company supported the oil & Gas business with lower end hourly employees making $8.50 per hour working 84 hours per week for pre-tax checks of $900.00 and they choose not to pay the $31.00 per week because it was too expensive! Some Higher end hourly employees who made $1500 per week did not participate either. They made a choice, not me, not a Rebublican or Democrat, they did. Health insurance on the open market can be $1200 per month or more without a economy of scale plan as those offered by a company and $31.00 per week is expensive!! Give me a break.
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TEXAS, how are you doing man?

Your post is comparing apples to oranges when it comes to employees fortunate enough to have an Health care option and those who do not. Most lower-end employees have crappy to none health care plans.

So, you're saying that 70% of employees did not choose health care as opposed to paying cash to see a doctor?

I've worked in many places and I've never seen that happen.

texasshoe, i cannot find any disagreement with your ststement that the basics are in place, but the political will to see it through is just not there

Very interesting Lautaro... I fear Obama's policy. In trying to be seen like a great black man or trying to improve black people around the world, he might take on the haitian issue in DR and forced our puppet politicians into accepting all the Haitians in the country and then we won' have a country that's like us... with our language, religion and customs.... Am voting for McCain

That is right AVERAGE.

That mens that jobs like Police and Firefighter are mixed in with Waitress and maid then divided by the number of women and men.

Jeez Did you take statistics?

If men are on the AVERAGE taking higher paying jobs than women then of course women are going to average less pay.

now i am finally convinced that you are a moron. i was before, but you have removed all doubt. first of all, average is not statistical; it is merely arithmetic. secondly, the issue is EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. not average salary!!!! is that so abstruse to you? what don't you get? it means that a female mechanic earns less than a male mechanic. a female ceo earns less than a male ceo. a female firefighter earns less than a male firefighter. we are not discussing AVERAGE WAGES. we are talking about people doing the same job. now i know why so many people are leaving the board. jeezus, man, are you this daft?

I am glad to see you taking up the womens fight Dread.... Sarah will need all the help she can get

Dread,

Show me proof.
Please don't use Wikipedia, N.O.W. DWC or the NY Times.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Your really think McCain or Palin gives a crap about Dominicanos or Latinos? Did you watch the Republican Convention? Look at the crowd... does that represent YOU? All i saw was a Sea of white, old faces akwardly chanting "USA!!!". Obama is the future, he has experience living in other countries in which he wasn't trying to kill the native people (unlike McCain). he actually cares about the way the US handles itself internationaly. Its McCains type that propped up Trujillo in the early days and it was McCains type that labeled our brave revolutionaries as "communists" .

I agree with some of the posters a democrat government would probably be more sympathetic to Haitians, however we should look at the larger picture Obama is the future, and represent a break from the past, his election, just like in the 60´s, will by no means open the door to other capable minorities to seek the highest office, I have read some of the rethorics for not voting for him, they are just plain dumb and narrow minded.

1.Are you better off than 4 years ago ?
2.Is the war in Irak justify ?
3.Do you support Bush and Cheney political and economic policy 90% ?

if, your answer is yes for all the above ,and felt being represented by that party by no means you should vote for Macsame.

I think, personally only a person with half a brain will fall for the Karl Rove and their Republican neocon scary and dirty tactics.