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Old 11-15-2011, 12:46 PM   #40
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist View Post
Great but you didn't answer my question. What would bea fair way to make these people whole, cause it is not fair for them to start with zero. I am not a public employee, and my health care is paid 100%. I am a blue collar worker.

As far as health care you are wrong there are still corporations out there that cover 100% of employee health care, and many that have employees paying less than 30%. You need to stop using broad strokes with your approach.
Specialist, can you elaoborate on who is starting "with zero"? EVERYONE starts with $0. That's what happens when you "start". Not sure what you mean by "making them whole". You get "made whole" by socking away enough of your own money to fund your own retirement. That's what most adults are expected to do in th ereal world, so I see no reason why union folk cannot get on board.

You are trying to refute my healthcare opinion by suggesting that some people get 100% of their healthcare paid for? Specialist, you cannot manage to such a rare exception. Some people also win the lottery, but that's not a viable strategy for the majority of us. When I say "all", can we assume that if I'm right for 98% of the group, that's close enough? Nit-picking isn't debate. I guess when you know you don't have facts or common sense that can justify the cost of the benefits, all you can do is dodge and dodge and dodge...
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