Hey I create jobs. That's my "job". And I can tell you a lot about health insurance. I was talking to another employer yesterday, one who doesn't insure employees. I complained that insurance was SO expensive.
I said, "yeah, for a family it now costs me $1100".
He looked at me and said, "that's so amazing; that's per year, right?"
And I said "No. That's per month".
I'll hire two new people this month. They are just entry level jobs, no college required. I'll pay about $11.50 to start, and give them another dollar after 90 days. So they'll earn $22,000 or maybe $24,000 per year. If they have a family, they will cost me an additional $1100 per month, or about $13,000 per year. So their real cost to me (counting Employer half Social Security) is about $39,000.
So I pay $39,000 for an entry level employee who gets $24,000. Get it?
Do you want to know my 3 year plan? Have fewer employees.
Insurance is a crisis, and everyone needs to be aware that business can no longer hold up these enormous rates we've been paying. We can't. The result will be rising unemployment.
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