Classe move to China

Fundsgon,I would for sure be worried in the short term about quality. Even if the were changing locations in the US, say Oregon to South Carolina, there would be a short learning curve as the locals perfected their craft.
I believe you are all better than your remarks suggest. Start a business and employ others. Teach others how to Do!

Capitalism is the carrot that keeps the horse moving. If it is fat and lazy the horse is less inclined to go anywhere. When WE are hungry again we will be OK.

Good luck.

I am hungry for made in Canada Classe. And right now I am not OK.

Its not a victim mentality to point out the fact that the playing field is not level when it comes to healthcare. People who need medical attention are NOT consumers. They have no choice in the matter. One reading of our Constitution, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" can easily be read as access to health care without going bankrupt. A basic human right which other countries have no problem in recognizing.

Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, LBJ and a host of other presidents from both sides of the political spectrum advocated for some kind of single payer, universal health care. All it would do is lower costs (premiums) and increase coverage. I really don't see the downside to all of this. There are many ways to do it with or without insurance companies but the common theme in any plan would be taking the profit out of the equation. Even the most xenophobic right wingers in Western Europe blanch as the idea of loosing universal health care. They consider it a right.

Its all how you look at it and what you've been conditioned to believe.

Nonoise,

I have 25 employees. I pay all of our full-time employees health insurance and that's with the most expensive PPO, not a much cheaper HMO.

I personally don't want the government dictating my healthcare to me and I suspect my employees may agree. All we need to do to dramatically bring the cost of health care down is to allow competition across state lines. Competition is the great equalizer.

I think the answer would be a government plan that only covers catastrophic care. No one seems to mention that. You get cancer or demetia, the government plan kicks in. You break your leg playing ball, that's your problem. Children runny noses, your problem etc..... that would lower the cost. If you make it totally free, it will be abused as it is and has been the world over.