There is a penalty that can be imposed as of 1 July 2015 to small business employers who reimburse employees for premiums paid for individual health insurance policies under Obamacare (PPACA). Yes, that means if you don’t offer insurance because your state does not offer plans for small employers and the various insurance companies charge rates that are outrageous, you can still be penalized. But, there are ways to fix this. Read on…
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Wages and Profits
It’s time to review the facts again. Because it’s reporting season- when companies let us know how profitable they’ve been- and how much we should reward the CEO’s who (they want us to believe) are solely responsible for this situation. Yet, these same CEO’s seem to get rewards even if the results are poor. So, before I switch gears, let me just say I look forward to the promised regulations that will require companies to publish performance gains AND CEO pay increases side by side.
Wage Follies
The US minimum wage is $ 7.25. There have been recent efforts to raise this to something more viable, but many (of a certain political ilk) aver that this would devastate business. But, let’s consider a few real facts. Continue reading Wage Follies
Got Milk (Subsidy)?
It’s always amazing to me when I hear certain politicians complaining about the waste in government spending, that our deficit is increasing. Like the past few days, of course. Not because I don’t think they are right- but because these are almost the same guys voting for stupid things- like a milk subsidy.