“which provides billions of dollars in assistance to employers that maintain medical coverage for early retirees.” Anyone hazard a guess of where these billions of dollars will come from? Does the government have a for profit business of which I am unaware? Please, someone enlighten me.
Let’s see, who has contracts that allow early retirements with healthcare payments until the retiree reaches 65, could that be unions and teacher unions in specific. This is a “feels godd” soundbite but one which is aimed at rewading that ever beneficent Demo contribution base, the unions.
Tom, Don’t forget the firefighters and police unions. Many of those let their people retire early with 20 years service. They could be on the dole for 20+ years with this wonderful subsidy. I wish we could do that in the private sector.
Agent, you use the word ‘LET’ when in many instances it should be ‘FORCE’. Mandatory retirement at age 55 for FF and Police in NJ and the unions are up in arms that the current Gov wants to raise it to 60.
And, isn’t most of the union health care an ERISA style program throught he Health and Welfare fund that is paid into by employers and employees? Does that mean that the Fed is also kicking in a portion?
We are never going to get out of this mess without ending corp subsidies, special payments for special interests, and getting rid of those gov incentives -cash for clunkers, $7,000 credits for electric cars, $8,000 for 1st time home buyers. Now that everyone is in line for something, there is no one left to pay the bills. What a mess!!!!!
“Every extra dollar that employers save on healthcare is a dollar they can spend on hiring new workers, innovating, and investing in their future,” said Richard Popper, a director at HHS’s Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
Negative posts, my you missed it. A GOVERNMNENT official (HHS) made that statement. You don’t think that we all believe they have it right, especially when it comes to hiring new gov employees and “investing” in the future; political speak for more spending.
You may be right, the glass is half full…..of whiskey….!
Did anyone watch Stossel last night? Freeloaders at the tax payers cost. FF and Policemen should be the ONLY ones who should get benefits as such. They risk their lives daily! 55 years of age is a bit early though. 60 sounds a bit right. I’m going to be living on SS and Medicare when I retire, and there are a lot of us out there who would LOVE to have an early retirement. I’m tired of paying for everyone else. The big corporations line the pockets of these Politians and “we the people” get the leftovers. Which ain’t much.
Stossel hit the nail on the head, except he didn’t go far enough in describing the other billions in “green” subsidies for GM (electric car subsidies) GE (contracts for windmills etc), Whirlpool (Energy Star appliances), or ADM, Cargll (ethanol) and thousands more. The government has been corrupted by all of these subsidies which draw from the citizen tax base and goes to market winners picked by the government.
The Dems think the “rich” are lowering their standard of living but the dirty secret is that the government is peeling off Billions of middle class dollars to give to Unions and Corps. The difference is that the left sees the “rich” individual as the bogeyman who is keeping them down. If only they would look at the state of their own party and stop blaming the Tea Party.
Except for Jeffery Imelt who gets off scot free in paying Federal Taxes even though GE made 5 Billion with a B profits last year. It helps to have friends in high places.
Great news! Now I not aonly get to pay for the increased cost of my insurance with a huge deductible, but also get to pay for 80% of the early retirees insurance costs! Well, in this great Obama economic recovery, its good to still have a job…
“which provides billions of dollars in assistance to employers that maintain medical coverage for early retirees.” Anyone hazard a guess of where these billions of dollars will come from? Does the government have a for profit business of which I am unaware? Please, someone enlighten me.
Made me think of you.
Let’s see, who has contracts that allow early retirements with healthcare payments until the retiree reaches 65, could that be unions and teacher unions in specific. This is a “feels godd” soundbite but one which is aimed at rewading that ever beneficent Demo contribution base, the unions.
Tom, Don’t forget the firefighters and police unions. Many of those let their people retire early with 20 years service. They could be on the dole for 20+ years with this wonderful subsidy. I wish we could do that in the private sector.
Agent, you use the word ‘LET’ when in many instances it should be ‘FORCE’. Mandatory retirement at age 55 for FF and Police in NJ and the unions are up in arms that the current Gov wants to raise it to 60.
And, isn’t most of the union health care an ERISA style program throught he Health and Welfare fund that is paid into by employers and employees? Does that mean that the Fed is also kicking in a portion?
We are never going to get out of this mess without ending corp subsidies, special payments for special interests, and getting rid of those gov incentives -cash for clunkers, $7,000 credits for electric cars, $8,000 for 1st time home buyers. Now that everyone is in line for something, there is no one left to pay the bills. What a mess!!!!!
Same old negative posts….
“Every extra dollar that employers save on healthcare is a dollar they can spend on hiring new workers, innovating, and investing in their future,” said Richard Popper, a director at HHS’s Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
Sounds pretty capitalistic friendly to me.
Negative posts, my you missed it. A GOVERNMNENT official (HHS) made that statement. You don’t think that we all believe they have it right, especially when it comes to hiring new gov employees and “investing” in the future; political speak for more spending.
You may be right, the glass is half full…..of whiskey….!
Did anyone watch Stossel last night? Freeloaders at the tax payers cost. FF and Policemen should be the ONLY ones who should get benefits as such. They risk their lives daily! 55 years of age is a bit early though. 60 sounds a bit right. I’m going to be living on SS and Medicare when I retire, and there are a lot of us out there who would LOVE to have an early retirement. I’m tired of paying for everyone else. The big corporations line the pockets of these Politians and “we the people” get the leftovers. Which ain’t much.
Stossel hit the nail on the head, except he didn’t go far enough in describing the other billions in “green” subsidies for GM (electric car subsidies) GE (contracts for windmills etc), Whirlpool (Energy Star appliances), or ADM, Cargll (ethanol) and thousands more. The government has been corrupted by all of these subsidies which draw from the citizen tax base and goes to market winners picked by the government.
The Dems think the “rich” are lowering their standard of living but the dirty secret is that the government is peeling off Billions of middle class dollars to give to Unions and Corps. The difference is that the left sees the “rich” individual as the bogeyman who is keeping them down. If only they would look at the state of their own party and stop blaming the Tea Party.
Except for Jeffery Imelt who gets off scot free in paying Federal Taxes even though GE made 5 Billion with a B profits last year. It helps to have friends in high places.
Great news! Now I not aonly get to pay for the increased cost of my insurance with a huge deductible, but also get to pay for 80% of the early retirees insurance costs! Well, in this great Obama economic recovery, its good to still have a job…