Klein i understand that you have no problems paying higher taxes and taking care of freeloaders...i get it and im happy for you...that is why you love Canada. If you like you goverment taking control of everything that good for you. Im AMERICAN...so i dont like to take care of freeloaders and pay higher taxes and want the goverment to stay out of my bussiness...is that OK with you???
The US government should have NEVER given tax free healthcare tax deductions to only Employers to employess that offer those bennies.
In my opionen, your the one that was free-loading all these years. For all americans to subsidize you.
And who really pays for your current healthcare bennies ? Not you !!! NOT UPS. It's the end consumer that pays for your healthcare.
Not only that, but the end consumer price is now so high, that the USA can't compete globally anymore. Therfor no new jobs.
Just look it up, last time the US had a trade surplus ! It's been a trade deficit for over a decade !
As long as it still works for the greedy, keep it going, until the whole country goes bankrupt , right ?
Those "freeloaders" , lot of them are self employed (look at any cab driver), some have pre-conditions. Can't get insurance (which by the way, they pay full price, not tax deductible like yours).
The "real freeloaders" that are now or previous unemployed. Well, they just went to the ER, instead, costing an average of $535 per visit. Compared to $150 at a doctors office.
Over 3 times the amount !!! You think they didn't get sick until now, and now you wonder that they will get more sick ?
They can get sicker actually, more then 3 times as much, and still save the american people money.
There are many people with more education and trades papers, certificates, college grads, etc, that have more then just a drivers licence, just didn't get into UPS, and are working for less, without bennies.
You won a lucky draw.
Think back on day 1, when you started at UPS :
How happy you were to land a job with healthcare bennies. Probably so proud you told family and friends.
Like winning a small lottery, isn't it ?