Boo Hoo! Employers as Baby Sitters

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As I've repeatedly observed, the Baby Boomer generation doesn't care about their health anymore and/or doesn't want their life style to evolve, following current healthly living standards. This leaves the burden of healthcare for the "me generation" on the less fortunate later generations along with all the problems of the ailing environment.
But I'm not crying. My generation is smarter than the Boomers and will find a way to beat "the man" & the Fed's. I vote for improving education, public & private.

the unidentified generation of RI 1:06PM June 11, 2008

So, what are the choices for the middle class? Vote in Democrats and everybody gets welfare (paid for by the middle class). Vote in the Republicans, and there are tons of tax breaks for the rich and for Big Business. What is the solution for the middle class?
I like the idea of a wellness program -- I think that healthcare costs over all will go down if there are wellness programs. My feeling -- just my humble opinion because who am I really anyway -- is that the wellness programs aren't all inclusive enough. I don't think it is about rewarding people because they go to the gym -- it is about encouraging people to exercise, eat right, deal with stress, etc. I would love it if my employer sold healthy foods, had fitness activities that appealed to me, and had stress reduction activities -- like yoga, meditation, counselling.
I don't need a reward for trying to do those things -- but I would like it if the programs were available. My employer pays for my gym membership -- but, finding healthy food close by can be a challenge. I would like it if they docked my pay $10 a day and provided healthy meal and snack choices for me that are covered. (No hot dogs or mystery meat). I would also like if they encouraged folks to go meditate or take a time out if they are stressed or upset.

Tracy Sanders of CA 12:53PM May 06, 2008

Employers (virtually all of them incorporated entities these days) are trying to get rid of the burden of citizen health care plans. Onerous instrusion into your life via the employee handbooks and mandated "wellness" plans are just more "steps" down that road. John McCain is even running on the idea of privatizing all health insurance down to individual policies----buy a "good" one if you can (ha ha) in the open market, individually underwritten, of course, on the medical history of everyone in your family. They'll sell that lemon to you, calling it "more choices".
A single Republican (Bush) appointed two Republicans (Roberts & Alito) to the Supreme Court, where they last year swung a decision in the Goodyear Tire case nullifying the rights of people (women, especially) to sue for pay inequity. Last night, a half-dozen too many Republicans blocked a legislative remedy to this in the Senate. REPUBLICANS WILL RUIN YOU FINANCIALLY ON HEALTH CARE TOO, IF THEY CAN. And remarkably few white Republican men can get it done, just as was the lesson for us on the pay discrimination issue.
Get thee wall-to-wall Democrats (aka, liberals) in The White House and the Congress and do not delay. The entire financial future of your family is at extreme risk if you fail on this, because of health care, not to mention your Social Security.

Daniel David of NM 11:23AM April 24, 2008

Enough of the perpetual infancy. We all want someone to take care of us, if not our employer, then the government. Think again, people. I am responsible for my health, you for yours. Explain to me why I should pay for the consequences of your bad habits?

Sam C of CA 4:41PM April 23, 2008