Eventually single payer health care; why not now? --David Shove Roseville
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Elizabeth Wielinski wrote: > Though I am one for agreeing with the 2% increase in actual wages I > know that many city employees have the same health insurance as the > MPRB (union ties). The plan that was negotiated last year for all > included a provision for a maximum cost increase by the company of 18%. > I'm sure we are all shocked that the insurance cost was raised the > maximum 18%. This is probably why the increases in the employee areas > are so high. I doubt the increase in cost to the city can be avoided > as it is in the union contracts. I can not say enough to everyone > that health care costs are a pressing issue for not only the city but > for the county, state, country, employees and employers. Nationally, > locally someone needs to start the ball rolling to fix this. No > budgets will be able to balance with double digit increases like this > every year. The previous plan would have had a substantially higher > increase per Don Sigglekow of the MPRB when this came up at one of > their meetings. Who would guess we would be saying "Thank goodness > only an 18% increase." > > Liz Wielinski > Columbia Park > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
