From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:24:44 -0500, Mark  wrote:

>
> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote:...At the very
least the thing
> should
> be means tested.
>
> Sigh, I don't disagree in general, at least going forward. But, even as
> an
> evil Republican, I'm pretty incensed at these companies (GM, etc.) that
> want
> to change the rules after the fact. I mean, hell, if I worked from 18 to
> 65,
> building Chevy's and they promised this and that, then when I'm 70 and 5
> years retired they want to stick it to me, I'm going to be pissed.
>
> Basically, what they're trying to pull now is a backdoor entry into
> socialism that will ultimately be embraced by the government. i.e. "we
> can't
> pay, please (or rather, you must)bail us out Uncle Sam and take
> responsibility for our debt to our employees" and down the road to ruin
> we
> go.
>
>

Precisely, and those who claim that only people currently without health
insurance will be covered are ignoring the companies which will drop or
curtail theirs when they know the government will step in.

--
Gary Wiltshire

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