This is an excellent point. Who are we to differentiate between two different companies simply by size. Isn't that "discriminatory" in nature?
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > > I have a question or thought here... > > I'm own a company, where I am the sole employee. This company spends > nothing on health care. Sure, I could switch health care expenses from > personal expenses to the business, but it'd still be less than 8% > of profits. > > Do you (where you is anyone) think my company should be > included in such > laws? Should I be treated the same as Walmart, in such a case? > > (by my rough estimates, I'm roughly $6,000 short of hitting that 8% > mark--that'd be a huge hit) > > At 04:05 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: > >Subject: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > >From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:22:34 -0500 > >Thread: > >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&t > hreadid=20095&forumid=5#192725 > > > >If the government of MD wants to pass a law forcing all > companies to pay 8% > >of profits towards healthcare, then fine, they can do that. But > to only pass > >a law that effects 4 companies, and to pick a number that > narrows it to 1. > >That is not equal protection. > > > >Wal-mart has a model, they aren't an unfair monopoly, they are a company. > >You don't like the way they do things, don't shop there. > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> > My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> > My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> > Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> > Now Blogging at <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192890 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
