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Low-wage union workers’ kids lose health plans because of ObamaCare
Partly because of ObamCare [HR 3590], “one of the largest union-administered health-insurance funds in New York is dropping coverage for the children of more than 30,000 low-wage home attendants,” reports the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National
Tagged dependent coverage, HR 3590, ObamaCare, unintended consequences, unions
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DC unions bankroll Colorado campaign against Amendment 63
Economist Linda Gorman writes: People who need to spend $100,000 to interpret 90 words of a ballot initiative, that the Blue Book interprets for free, shouldn’t have much credibility when it comes to controlling health care costs. That’s how much … Continue reading
DC funds opposition to Colorado Amendment 63
The Colorado Secretary of State’s website reports that Colorado Deserves Better, the group opposing Amendment 63 received 90 percent of its $156,000 in funds from groups with addresses in Washington, DC. They include the National Education Association, the Service Employees … Continue reading
Dems exempt unions from insurance tax
Michael Tanner at Cato summarizes: Congressional Democrats received another $68 million from unions in 2008, and $21 million more so far this year. And that doesn’t count the value of “in kind” contributions like phone banks, poll volunteers and independent … Continue reading
Who gets bribes for Democrat health care “reform”?
What special interest groups got paid off in the Democrat-sponsored health care “reform” bills? They include unions, the AARP, the American Medical Association, the state of California, and the state of Louisiana. See: Health Care BS’s Health reform: Who got … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, American Medical Association, rent seeking, unions
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How unions would benefit from fair tax treatment of insurance
From an op-ed in the Washington Post: With union membership shrinking and wages strained, it might sound crazy to argue that labor should voluntarily give up a huge fringe benefit: tax-free health insurance provided by employers. But it should. In … Continue reading
Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged employer-sponsored insurance, unions
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Union distorts Bob Schaffer’s health policy
From the “Rocky Truth Patrol” (Rocky Mountain News): Claim: Bob Schaffer let corporations cut corners, stick families with higher health costs. Rocky Truth Patrol says: Just Wrong This charge came in a mailer sent by the Service Employees International Union. … Continue reading
“Business leaders” give in to union extortion
Last week’s Rocky Mountain News reports: Colorado labor and business leaders announced a joint effort to defeat three contentious anti-union measures on November’s ballot, ending weeks of intense negotiations toward forging an unprecedented alliance. In return for the business community’s … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care
Tagged colorado amendment 56, Colorado health care, employer mandate, unions
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Does anybody like Amendment 56?
So asks a headline of an article by Bob Mook in last week’s Denver Business Journal. The proposed Amendment to the Colorado constitution would make it a crime for employers of twenty or more people not to buy them insurance. Here are … Continue reading
Colorado Amendment 56 destroys jobs for the poor, minorities, and women
Supporters of the union-sponsored Colorado Amendment 56 (“Employer Responsibility for Health Insurance”) want to make it a crime for employers of 20 or more people not to offer them health insurance. When government forces employers to buy you insurance, employers respond by paying … Continue reading
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Tagged colorado amendment 56, Colorado health care, employer mandate, unions
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