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TheMercenary · 06-08-2011, 10:18 AM

Well a lot of companies are moving to more of an Independent Contractor aka 1099 model of hiring. They don't have to provied benifits, pay the taxes, or anything else and can pretty much fire you at a whim if it suits them. The only way they could drop them is if there is a government option offered or they get some sort of waiver. I think most people and businesses caught in the waiver groups are praying for an eventual government option or something similar where they can dump the people who need insurance. As I stated numerous times over the years, unless the penalty for not providing insurance is high enough most companies will pay the penalty vs paying for the insurance. All the details have not been worked out and and that is the problem with Obamacare, there are still to many unanswered questions.

06-08-2011, 10:18 AM	#2618
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Well a lot of companies are moving to more of an Independent Contractor aka 1099 model of hiring. They don't have to provied benifits, pay the taxes, or anything else and can pretty much fire you at a whim if it suits them. The only way they could drop them is if there is a government option offered or they get some sort of waiver. I think most people and businesses caught in the waiver groups are praying for an eventual government option or something similar where they can dump the people who need insurance. As I stated numerous times over the years, unless the penalty for not providing insurance is high enough most companies will pay the penalty vs paying for the insurance. All the details have not been worked out and and that is the problem with Obamacare, there are still to many unanswered questions. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!