Democrats Agree on Tax Hike to Fund Health Care
The company I'm currently employed makes allot of money. Allot of money. We are a privately owned company with around 700 employees. Management is paid very well and we always keep our owners/board happy. On the other hand we pay 95% of our employee's minimum wage. Our employees do the work others throughout the country are paid $12 and up, but that's another story in itself...
So here's how the great politics of the day are kicking our most vulnerable citizens while there already hurting:
To our employees:
1) Health insurance just got raised and your deductible has now tripled.
-Was $20\w now its $35... Deductible went from $300 to $1000
-Prescription drugs were $5, now $15 for generic and NO non generic...
-No more prenatal support, was covered @ 100%
2) Vacations: No more vacation addded. So if you've worked for 5 yrs, you only get 1wk.
3) Sick leave: No more. If you miss 5 days in 1 year you will be terminated. We don't care because you're easily replaced by the millions of unemployed.
4) All employer sponsored function canceled.
5) No more employer purchased gear, ie boots, jackets... - We work in a cold/wet environment.
6) No second break. We've always had a morning and afternoon break along with a lunch. By law only 1 break must be provided.
The list goes on and on and it's all an absolute crock of s****! Our president had some town hall meetings with our employee's outline the new policies and why they are being implemented. Blaming everything on our wonderful politicians in Washington.
I see the books, I know the bottom line. My bonuses are only getting bigger and profits are looking great.. Me being a capitalist makes it hard to swallow but I can tell you all beyond a shadow of a doubt NOTHING Washington does will stop the rich from getting richer.
The company I'm currently employed makes allot of money. Allot of money. We are a privately owned company with around 700 employees. Management is paid very well and we always keep our owners/board happy. On the other hand we pay 95% of our employee's minimum wage. Our employees do the work others throughout the country are paid $12 and up, but that's another story in itself...
So here's how the great politics of the day are kicking our most vulnerable citizens while there already hurting:
To our employees:
1) Health insurance just got raised and your deductible has now tripled.
-Was $20\w now its $35... Deductible went from $300 to $1000
-Prescription drugs were $5, now $15 for generic and NO non generic...
-No more prenatal support, was covered @ 100%
2) Vacations: No more vacation addded. So if you've worked for 5 yrs, you only get 1wk.
3) Sick leave: No more. If you miss 5 days in 1 year you will be terminated. We don't care because you're easily replaced by the millions of unemployed.
4) All employer sponsored function canceled.
5) No more employer purchased gear, ie boots, jackets... - We work in a cold/wet environment.
6) No second break. We've always had a morning and afternoon break along with a lunch. By law only 1 break must be provided.
The list goes on and on and it's all an absolute crock of s****! Our president had some town hall meetings with our employee's outline the new policies and why they are being implemented. Blaming everything on our wonderful politicians in Washington.
I see the books, I know the bottom line. My bonuses are only getting bigger and profits are looking great.. Me being a capitalist makes it hard to swallow but I can tell you all beyond a shadow of a doubt NOTHING Washington does will stop the rich from getting richer.
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