Quote Originally Posted by Troy
I come from the school of thought that employers are supposed to take care of their people. Unfortunately, companies today treat employees like the computers. "Throw 'em away in 3 years and get new ones". This taxation on incomes over 200k (meaning business) to pay for medical insurance for the working class would FORCE business to pay for taking care of the people that they should be taking care of ANYWAY.
Almost everyone has a choice.

Nobody forces anyone to go to work for an employer that doesn't "take care of their people". Your statement "companies today treat employees like the computers. Throw 'em away in 3 years and get new ones." is only a generalization. Some companies do this without a doubt. But many do not. My point is that the person chooses to go to work for such employers. There are plenty of employers who do offer good benefits, including health/dental insurance, to qualified employees. That person should take the initiative to actively seek employers who offer the benefits they are seeking. Even in down economies, companies hire. Maybe not your specific co., or not in the town you live in, but what about the company in the town 20 miles down the road etc... In my 20 or so years of being a working adult, I've never worked for a company that doesn't "take care of their people". Whenever I've gone on a job interview, I've asked just as many or questions as the person doing the hiring. I'm interviewing them too, and doing my research first.

Same as to where I choose to live. I get sick of hearing people complain about their school system. Then take some initiative and move. No way would I send my kids to lousy schools, or schools that I didn't believe were safe. I researched the heck out of where to buy a house before our last move. No way would I choose to move to a community with lousy schools.

But hey, that's just my philosophy. I choose not to work for a lousy employer, and I choose not to live where the schools are sub-par.

JD