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Who agrees that companies should not be required to offer healthcare plans?

I buy my own auto/home/flood insurance on my own. I save for retirement on my own in my IRAs, annuities, etc. I think free market competition, no federal mandates, improved information/fact disclosure on best practices in treatments and costs, and more tax-deferred health savings accounts are the way to go, not more socialism such as medicare/medicaid prescription drug coverage. The following is a perfect example of what NOT to do (a.k.a. the Clinton & Clinton plan): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/02/nhs202.xml

Public Comments

1. I do
2. No company is required to offer a health care plan unless they have a union contract in effect. All citizens should have health care as a right of citizenship. Forty seven million americans have no heath care. What would happen if all americans lost theirs? You say you want a revolution?
3. Health insurance was originally offered as a benefit or incentive to work for a company. Now it is assumed to be a standard cost of employment. Democrats want it mandated and eventually state-run (socialized). If an employer can attract employees without offering Health Insurance, more power to them.
4. I agree. If you don't like the fact that a particular company doesn't offer health coverage, then don't work for them. Nothing like this should ever be mandated by the government. Sounds very socialist to me, therefore I would be willing to bet the liberals would support such an idea.
5. I think it would have to be required for companies over 50 employees. For small businesses the premiums are astronomical even with large deductibles. If this is mandated for small businesses, many will be forced to close down their businesses.
6. So there is no sense in having more than one person on your car insurance? No sense in getting a better rate / price by buying as a group? The cheapest health care is for everyone to group together. If us poor Canadians can afford it, how come you rich Americans can't?? Aren't you better than us?
7. Companies aren't required to offer health care plans. They do it to attract workers. Only teenagers, people without families, the desperate, the stupid, and the wealthy think that working someplace that doesn't have an employer provided plan (and bargaining power on prices for such plans by virtue of the company's size) is an option. Which category do you fit into? In addition, companies get to write health care costs off against their profits, so they don't pay taxes on what they spend on health care for their workers.
8. your way seems to be failing... as the prices are totally out of control... I know many people that would rather wait than not have insurance at all... about 50 percent of the population really doesn't have the money to many of those things...
9. Economists agree that education and health are public goods. That is, when given completely to the private sector they are historically undersupplied. Perfect competition is a bit of a lie as well. Adam Smith said that he was for laissez faire in perfectly competitive markets. If he saw today the corporations, the collusion, and the oligarchies, he would not consider it perfectly competitive. He did, in fact, state that there will always be dealings behind closed doors and that one thing government should do is prevent it.
10. It 's a perk. Pretty standard for most companies though. I definitely figure it in when deciding. Stupid to pay single payer.
11. I am in full agreement with you.
12. Free trade unions are the real motif for which you don't live in 3rd world nation, or do you think that slaves can buy your goods? or worse do you think to have quite strength power to be a warlord in a world of slaves? Watch the most important people of the Western World respect to all 3rd World Nations. Here all they are diddleys or fat idiot leaders, there all warrior chiefs. So without clever coercition followed by concessions they will be all slaves of the strongest
13. Whatever! But do you really care who you 'buy' from? Wouldn't you rather buy from the largest, least expensive, most reliable, cost conscious, and responsive company who's mission is to cover your medical bills when needed, never drop your coverage, include you in no matter what kind of pre-existing condition you may have and, should you have a problem they'll correct the problem without you having to sue them? Welcome to the non-profit, publicly owned, single payer system that issues insurance policies for all Americans...nobody is left out. The medical 'system' will stay exactly as it is now...private. No doctor will be on the government payroll, no hospital will be run by a government department. The only difference is that doctors and hospitals will be paid in full and on time with only one 'single payer' form. Everyone will pay in ..everyone will be covered, instead of the current practice where doctors and hospitals pad YOUR bills to cover costs. This single payer organization will also buy drugs at the lowest factory costs possible.....that's what the VA does, and that's why you can get almost any drug on the market for 7 to 12 dollars for a 30 day supply if you're a vet. All this with open public books so you KNOW where your money is going. It seems like a good deal to me...I recommend it! No kiddin'!