Obama Responds to Clinton’s Scolding

fox ^ | 02/23/08 | Bonney Kapp

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You misinterpret my remarks. I do not want national insurance. I just know that given the direction of the country-the massive growth of the uninsured due to the fact that large corporations are not offering insurance will lead to national health insurance. I have family in Ireland and England. I know this is a bad thing. However, if a company is making money and is still cutting benefits which is happening this company is helping usher in national health care. There are a number of companies who can not afford to provide benefits. Those companies are not to blame.

As for rewarding success. I worked at Sprint for a while. My husband was ill. I was working two jobs in order to provide for our family. One of my jobs was an evening stint at Sprint. I saw with my own eyes, American workers laid off because of bad times...these were good workers according to the managers. This was on a Friday, on Monday H1 Visa holders arrived to fill those well paying tech jobs. This is irresponsible. There was a website where companies received advice on how to write job ads to discourage Americans from applying. One of the other places I worked was Mirant. I saw first hand how the company elites gave themselves pay raises and spent money like water while the company was in bankruptcy. Such irresponsible behavior will lead to regulation and increased social services-costly to the taxpayer. Tax payers are already picking up the tab for illegals who provide ‘cheap’ labor in the area of health care. The employers need to take responsibility for the people they hire. I think just as individuals should behave responsibly so should business.

Also, I think the mindset in business right now is the cheaper the worker the better. I see no commitment to excellence or any reward for company loyalty these days.