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lostnfound

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2. They should be but won't be
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 11:23 PM
Jan 2016

I assume that Their boards and their execs won't personally benefit because there's too much commonality in boardrooms and stock portfolios, and because they enjoy special perk healthcare that's a big cut above. If we move to single payer, it's harder to justify those special plans. And they are all tied in to the same lobby groups like Club for Growth that lobbies for corporate gains.

Absolutely Thav Jan 2016 #1
And age based premiums discourage hiring older workers TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #3
They should be but won't be lostnfound Jan 2016 #2
That was my first thought when I read it over... TCJ70 Jan 2016 #4
And another thing TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #5
I wonder how GE would have fared loyalsister Jan 2016 #6
I'm sure they would like people to think that TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #8
His plan is fantastic. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #7
I wanted to slap Andrea Mitchell TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #9
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