On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:19 -0500, Shay wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:16:43 -0700, Chambers wrote:
>> 
>>> Now that it's being socialized in the US, does that mean that I'll get
>>> a raise since my company won't have to pay my premiums anymore? :)
>> 
>> No, because the private insurance option still exists - so you'd have
>> to opt out of it in order to not have to pay the premiums.
> 
> Or your company could "opt out" of paying private healthcare premiums as
> part of your compensation. But why would they do that?

Sure, they could do that, but if enough employees wanted it and walked as 
a result, that might not be a good thing for the employer.

Employees still have power.

Jim

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