Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Road Walker who wrote (340861)	6/19/2007 7:28:34 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572724

Benefit 'costs' are up; the benefits people receive, especially health insurance, are down. People receive more in health care insurance. When employees receive them they pay a larger share. A larger share of a higher cost. But the employ is paying out more in both nominal and real terms. And that higher cost represents more resources being put in to health care. They are paying more to get more. In other words they are receiving a larger benefit. The people on the very bottom didn't have those good paying jobs in 1980, 1950, or any other year you care to mention. Sure they did. Nonsense. Those who have good paying jobs aren't at the very bottom. We've never had a situation where everyone had a good paying job. re: Only about 15% of bankruptcy filings since the new law has gone in to effect have been chapter 13 filings. They are still screwing people down on their luck. They didn't change the laws for corporations..... They aren't being screwed, they assumed the debt, it wasn't forced on them.