[HeartlandOfAmerica]

To offset the estimated annual price tag of $200 million, firms with 20 or more workers would be required to spend $1.06 for each hour worked by an employee, and those with more than 100 workers would have to pay $1.60 per hour up to a monthly maximum of $180 per worker. Companies that already offer health coverage would still have to pay if their insurance contributions did not meet the city's funding levels.

See how easy it is to spend other people's money??? Govt does it all the time. Every warning label, safety regulation and most of the social benefits cost other people money, not the actual implementing entity.

Obviously the people in SF pay too much in taxes if the city has this kind of money to throw around.

if they get any fed tax money, I want it cut off. I don't want my money going to pay for this communism.

[Swordmaker]

To offset the estimated annual price tag of $200 million, firms with 20 or more workers would be required to spend $1.06 for each hour worked by an employee, and those with more than 100 workers would have to pay $1.60 per hour up to a monthly maximum of $180 per worker. Companies that already offer health coverage would still have to pay if their insurance contributions did not meet the city's funding levels.

Gee, If I had a San Francisco business with 21 employees, two of my workers are going to lose their jobs tomorrow. Sad. Too bad. This is the "Law of Unintended Consequences"...

[DB]

Stupid people.

Employers will drop their health plans to let the city take care of it - they are stuck with the bill either way. In addition talented health care providers will leave the city to get more lucrative work elsewhere. I wouldn't be surprised if many simply setup their offices outside the city limits and abandon the city altogether.

[toddlintown]

What's the cost of having your sphincter sewed back up nowadays?

[Grut]

...and when the crunch comes, it'll be somebody else's fault. Probably George Bush's.

[InterceptPoint]

The Peoples Republic of San Francisco. Bless their little pink hearts. I just love their view that all they need to do is "to offset the estimated annual price tag of $200 million"

In your dreams SF. It's going to cost a lot more than that. The homeless will spend that much. Don't know whether to laugh or cry. OK, I'll guess I'll laugh.

[metmom]

SF is as good a place as any for a test case of this system. It should be interesting watching the resulting meltdown. Let's hope SOMEONE takes notes and learns from it.

[Mr. Brightside]

firms with 20 or more workers would be required to spend $1.06 for each hour worked by an employee

Small businesses are all preparing to divide their companies into 19 or less.

[Moral Hazard]

My understanding is that federal law prevents state and local governments from mandating what health insurance employers must provide their employees. As such this law would presumably be thrown out under the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.

[af_vet_1981]

Well they already have all the dealers and drugs on the streets that they need. It is just a small step to declare them all doctors and this plan is implemented.

[goodnesswins]

GOOD.....we can watch it fail....

[balrog666]

The ordinance adopted Tuesday calls for businesses with more than 50 employees to start participating starting next July, while it would take effect for enterprises with 20 or more workers in April 2008.

What are they waiting for? For the politicos to retire?

Why don't they start it next week? Why not mandate it for businesses with only 2 employees??

Come on! Let's shut down all business in San Francisco!

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The same San Fransicko Board of Stupidvisors that tried to impeach Bush.

[Mark-in-Kentucky]

How, by any measure, can San Francisco still be considered a part of these United States? Little Cuba by the Bay.

[Reddy]

HIV treatment is very expensive.

I give this socialist experiment 6 weeks.

[JerseyHighlander]

This plan is going to balloon into a multibillion dollar liability on the city within 2 fiscal years of going live.

I see a business oppurtunity though, set up a hotel with less than 20 employees and set up a website in 10 languages offering free medical care vacations for people throughout the world. Offer free jitney service to and from the hospital. 100% occupancy rates for however long this scheme of the insane goes on.

[calcowgirl]

Idiots.

[MadLibDisease]

Mark

[bigfootbob]

ping

[Just Lori]

And the folks in SanFran can pay for it!