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 Post subject: Re: On the issue of universal health care
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:53 am 
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Does this relate to the Health and Human Services contraception rules? What changed today?

Yes, it relates to the preventative care birth control rule.

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Oh right, today is the day it went into effect. Free expression of religion be darned. What was the lead time on this? 8 months?


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Oh right, today is the day it went into effect. Free expression of religion be darned. What was the lead time on this? 8 months?

Not sure what you mean by "lead time." But the rule was originally announced one year ago.

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 Post subject: Re: On the issue of universal health care
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simple schoolboy wrote:
Oh right, today is the day it went into effect. Free expression of religion be darned.
If you're going to have the rule, then it makes no sense whatsoever to give religiously affiliated providers an exemption. I might even go as far to say that it should violate the Establishment Clause.


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i enjoyed this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/0 ... 34919.html


like the candidate they likely support, anything can be fixed "retroactively."

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Green Habit wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Oh right, today is the day it went into effect. Free expression of religion be darned.
If you're going to have the rule, then it makes no sense whatsoever to give religiously affiliated providers an exemption. I might even go as far to say that it should violate the Establishment Clause.

You mean the exemption for religiously affiliated employers would violate the Establishment Clause? Interesting. I hadn't thought of it that way.

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 Post subject: Re: On the issue of universal health care
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Do exemptions for conscientious objectors violate the establishment clause?


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 Post subject: Re: On the issue of universal health care
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corduroy_blazer wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Oh right, today is the day it went into effect. Free expression of religion be darned.
If you're going to have the rule, then it makes no sense whatsoever to give religiously affiliated providers an exemption. I might even go as far to say that it should violate the Establishment Clause.
You mean the exemption for religiously affiliated employers would violate the Establishment Clause? Interesting. I hadn't thought of it that way.
I should emphasize that I'm almost certain the Supreme Court has not interpreted it that way--at least not consistently. But to me, passing a law restricting an activity on a secular basis but providing an exemption for religious based groups constitutes an establishment that gives those religious groups advantages that non-religious groups are denied.

It'd also be fun to see if it could be argued that the non-religious are a suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause.

EDIT: Hey, look what I just found!

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/newsroo ... ng_marria/

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CFI, a national organization advocating on behalf of science and secular values, believes the law is unconstitutional on the grounds that it allows all manner of religious leaders to celebrate marriages, and allows persons of faith to be married by religious leaders of their choice, while denying these opportunities to persons who desire a nonreligious celebration by a Secular Celebrant. This represents a preference for religion over non-religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and denies rights secured by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5063a2a0-b651 ... z24kEdr8ey

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Copy the text. No way I'm registering to read an article.

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 Post subject: Re: On the issue of universal health care
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Oh crap, you gotta register now!

Well that backfired.

Long story short, UK tax payers are paying to finance the educations for individuals to become doctors and then leave for other nations where its more profitable and where jobs are available.

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http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-07/business/os-darden-part-time-workers-20121007_1_darden-restaurants-health-insurance-olive-gardens

Darden tests limiting worker hours as health-care changes loom

By Sandra Pedicini, Orlando Sentinel

7:15 p.m. EST, October 7, 2012

In an experiment apparently aimed at keeping down the cost of health-care reform, Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has stopped offering full-time schedules to many hourly workers in at least a few Olive Gardens, Red Lobsters and LongHorn Steakhouses.

Darden said the test is taking place in "a select number" of restaurants in four markets, including Central Florida, but would not give details. The company said there has been no decision made about expanding it.

In an emailed statement, Darden said staffing changes are "just one of the many things we are evaluating to help us address the cost implications health care reform will have on our business. There are still many unanswered questions regarding the health care regulations and we simply do not have enough information to make any decisions at this time."

Analysts say many other companies, including the White Castle hamburger chain, are considering employing fewer full-timers because of key features of the Affordable Care Act scheduled to go into effect in 2014. Under that law, large companies must provide affordable health insurance to employees working an average of at least 30 hours per week.

If they do not, the companies can face fines of up to $3,000 for each employee who then turns to an exchange — an online marketplace — for insurance.

"I think a lot of those employers, especially restaurants, are just going to ensure nobody gets scheduled more than 30 hours a week," said Matthew Snook, partner with human-resources consulting company Mercer.

Darden said its goal at the test restaurants is to keep employees at 28 hours a week.

Analysts said limiting hours could pose new challenges, including higher turnover and less-qualified workers.

"It's a real problem for restaurants," said Howard Penney, a restaurant analyst and managing director for Hedgeye Risk Management.

Darden, the world's largest casual-dining company and one of the nation's 30 largest employers, said it offers health insurance to all its approximately 185,000 employees. Many are offered a limited-benefit plan. That type of coverage is being phased out under health-care changes, which will ban annual limits for most plans.

About 25 percent of Darden workers are full time, meaning they work more than 30 hours a week. Though employees say Darden already offers traditional health insurance to full-timers, Janney Capital Markets analyst Mark Kalinowski said the cost of providing that could become higher for Darden under the Affordable Care Act. Because that law requires everyone to have health insurance, more workers will likely choose its coverage, Kalinowski said.

"Even a modest jump up in the amount of employees that decide they want the insurance you're offering could have a meaningful impact on your bottom line," he said.

Under the system Darden is testing, employees are to be scheduled for no more than 28 hours each week. They can run over that if things get busy, but Darden acknowledged they are not supposed to exceed 30 hours.

At a new Olive Garden in Stillwater, Okla., former busboy Keaton Hasty said employees were routinely limited to 29 1/2 hours.

"It was 29 1/2, and they'd kick you out," said Hasty, a college student who now works at a pharmacy. "They'd always print off a little slip every day and say who was getting close."

And Michael Walker said when he applied for a job at a new Olive Garden in Hammond, La., he was told that except for a few "key training positions," only part-time jobs were available for hourly workers.

"Without having full health care … I don't see that as an option," Walker said. He decided to stick with his current job at another restaurant.

Darden told analysts last year it would consider changing its mix of part-time and full-time employees to reduce costs.

Darden has been aggressively keeping labor costs down. It has cut bartenders' pay and required servers to share tips with them. It also has eliminated busboy positions at Red Lobster and reduced the number of servers working each shift at that chain.

Labor costs as a percentage of sales have dropped steadily from 33.1 percent in fiscal 2010 to 30.8 percent in the most recent quarter.


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