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H.R. 77, The Health Care Incentive Act (8 comments ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
H.R. 77 would provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining the minimum wage.
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Doug Graham
August 24, 2009, 11:56pm (report abuse)Why is the government in the business of establishing minimum "anything" regarding salaries. It makes the politicians feel good but it actually does nothing for the employee or the employer..The employees value is not and cannot be determined by legislative edict. Another case of government wading into situation where the law of unintended consequences prevails. There is too little space to delineate the domino effect that a minimum wage causes. Is the establishment of a minimum wage Constitutional? I think not! Government, in this case is dictating to the marketplace the terms of it's functioning by prescription which is the antithesis of how the marketplace is supposed to work and respond to demand. The result is an artificial status that is at odds to reality in the marketplace.
Sue
(logged in user) August 25, 2009, 9:07am (report abuse)More bookwork for small business. Let's just remove the minimum wage and employers will provide the pay/benefits package that will get them the best employees.
Mary Wollstonecraft
August 28, 2009, 11:43am (report abuse)Without minimum wage laws, employers would be free to treat employees as slave i.e. free labor.
Reverend Josh Taylor
August 28, 2009, 11:32pm (report abuse)This bill is called the "Death Care" bill because it kills the elderly, children, and the disabled.
Dee
October 9, 2009, 3:42pm (report abuse)This means that some businesses could pay $3.00 an hour and offer a "cadillac" health plan to make up the balance. Healthcare is great but people also need to eat and pay bills. Health plans should not be included in minumum wages.
CDB
October 10, 2009, 10:25am (report abuse)Yeah right, Dee. Some joint that pays minimum wage is going to offer a "cadillac" health plan. Have you got oatmeal for brains? Geez!
William_M
October 12, 2009, 5:45pm (report abuse)Tom Price said he wants to make sure people get to keep more of their hard earned money and he supports an Federal edict to allow some employers to reduce an employee's wage?
Is this insane or am I missing something here? No wonder this bill never made it to the floor.
CDB
October 20, 2009, 8:04am (report abuse)Obviously you are missing something - a brain.