I'm writing this post in response to the many companies including Papa Johns who are fighting Obamacare and threatening to layoff workers or reduce hours. First I would like to explain my stance I'm a liberal, but also a capitalist. I believe
business/corp. owners should reap the benefits of their hard work however the
issues at hand is that there is social responsibility that many conservatives
ignore. To live in such lavish absurdities while paying low wages and not
providing proper benefits is a slap in the face to employees and consumers of
any product. America is fighting change. Canada has a health care system for its
population and we can compare them to the health care system of America and
it's embarrassing. American has been built on theft of land, labor, and
resources and when any CEO battles doing what is right for their employees to
maximize profits it is taking huge steps backwards. I don't feel "handouts" (a catch phrase for conservatives) are right
but let's look at corporations receiving tax breaks, bailouts, and not providing health
care, among many other things.... these are where the real handouts are directed. Responsible companies take
care of workers and have happy work environments. Is Google involved in this
battle? Now go look at their stock price. You can be profitable and provide a
value to your employees at the same time. Laying off employees to maintain a
few upper executive lifestyles and to keep shareholders happy doesn't help
America's Economy.
Who wants to eat or shop anywhere that has disgruntled employees whom don't make enough to maintain their health care needs? Think of the service you receive from such places. The poor and rich has such a huge gap and the division is causing an US vs THEM mentality that only plays into the underhanded nature of politics targeting these mindsets. At some point we have to reach a middle ground to move forward. So many are concerned with the cost of this new Bill (as I was when this rolled out) but no one scrutinizes tax dollars given to war and the tax breaks that allows CEO's to build massive estates with mouts with the same intensity. I don't feel the rich should redistribute their wealth (See Bill Gates for an example) but what is wrong with rewarding those people that help aid in your success? A business doesn't normally survive with one person alone and you should take care of your team with fair wages and benefits.....in my opinion. We as American's all need to come together regardless of views. "United we stand, Divided we fall" or as I like to say....Divided we FAIL.
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