Steve it's not whining, but when the government (and the media) plays people off against the employer constantly...
I'm doing my part, my employees have medical insurance. (100% funded by yours truly) I could just pay the employees to get their own insurance (for a lot less than what I pay) but I'm sure you can guess how many of them would actually get it. (maybe half) If this $1000/yr penalty (per employee) for providing private ins. instead of the "public option" makes it to law, guess this will show you where the government's head is. My insurance agent would tell you how rare 100% funded insurance is nowadays.
I'm not going to win any medals for doing this, I just don't like the idea of my people not having insurance. But your right it's my choice.
What pisses me off is this "system" of hiding all this expense by dumping it on the businesses. Since businesses can't vote they shouldn't be taxed, period. When people get their paycheck and see 50% gone maybe it'll sink in. A business's only option is to fund lobbying to keep the politicians from raping them even more than they do now. I'm sure you can recall how lobbiests are reflected in the press.
I'd love it even better if the IRS and state came down to the store to collect it personally every payday.
