Posts Tagged ‘benefits’
Employers may elect to simply stop offering health care benefits
No kidding? This is exactly what the Obama administration and their socialist cohorts want. Employers will look at the options, and all of them will slowly come to the realization health care benefits cost money and since the federal government is going to cover everyone, why be involved at all?
Read MoreNewport Beach lifeguard staff and unsustainable pensions
Lifeguards have an important job as first responders saving lives just like EMTs and paramedics. But in Newport Beach, Calif., it’s not a question of their performance or need, it’s the $100,000 in pay and benefits many guards earn each year after retirement at age 50.
Read MoreSan Jose police chief clears $534,000 during final year in position
Not a bad deal at all, but wait till you hear how much he gets to make in retirement. Yes, this is an individual case that does not represent every public employee. But it is a good example of what is wrong with the system. Cities and towns are writing post-dated checks that must be…
Read MorePelosi strikes deal with unions – no tax on high-cost health care plans
You knew this would happen. The unions deserve payback for support of Democrats and President Obama, so when the plan to tax “Cadillac” health care plans would obviously included those negotiated by collective bargaining teams, something had to be done. It’s change you can believe in!
Read MoreEconomics lesson: supply and demand for firefighters in Miami
A story at the Fox News 7 Web site caught my eye this morning. Almost 1,000 applicants lined up for 35 available firefighter positions that will be available in the City of Miami. Three of those who were waiting in line were interviewed, the first was a former Marine who was unemployed and the other…
Read MoreThe True Cost of Employee Health Benefits
During World War II, companies were having a tough time finding well-qualified employees due to wage and price controls. Salaries were artificially kept low, and to solve the problem employers began to offer benefits including health and life insurance, better pensions, and more vacation time to attract employees. As time went on, employees began to…
Read MoreMore on the Temporary Stimulation Package
As you may know, the bill that came out of the House did not include any extension of unemployment benefits. Now, the Senate committee reviewing the bill wants to add a temporary plan for an extension of benefits. Michelle Malkin has a source who is a staffer in one of the House sub-committees who forwarded…
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