>>We got notice today that we will be responsible for 60% of COBRA health insurance premiums for any employee who becomes a non-employee for any reason.
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>>This is up from 0%, and easily means several hundred$/month added expense per person (and more for their family) for anyone who quits or is fired from our company.
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>>We were assuming we would hire 2 developers this year (as opposed to using contractors which we normally do) as we are likely to pick up a very substantial contract within a month. It would have given us a reason to actually expand.
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>>So much for that idea.
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>>ALL small business gets the shaft.
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>>It's official.
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>>Thanks for voting in a socialist.
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>NOT. In a socialist system, the health would never gotten this expensive in the first place. I don't know what this is, but socialism it is definitely not.

Lunacy is probably a better description, but I'm trying to be nice.