Surprising Facts about American Health Care

[DreamStalker]

Another possibility, and not saying this will happen here, but is there ever a time when an industry or the government has said they're creating x-number of new jobs that that number was anything close to correct in itself, or that in the process of the change that creates the new jobs that who knows how many already in that field lose their jobs.

You have a point there. My state government has created jobs by funding and building toll roads and then outsourcing the work to illegal aliens so that the elected officials can campaign on hating them to get re-elected.

Of course, private industry is the primary cause of migrating jobs to third world countries ... but we already know that.

[WearyOne]

I was involved for many years with a company that heavily promoted the health of their employees through exercise and diet programs. They had an equipment room with the best exercise equipment that could be bought, subsidized employees gym memberships, even brought in a yoga instructor three times per week, and ran all types of educational programs on diet, exercise and health topics.

Then this company you were involved with buys the best exercise equipment that could be bought and then goes and subsidizes employees gym memberships? What company idiot came up with those conflicting programs?

Dude. That is one polarized world you live in.

What a doubtful post.

Yes, that could be considered conflicting programs if you fail to consider other possibilities. Their goal was to get the employees healthy and they were trying every way possible to do that. Instead of conflicting, they were offering a choice. I could be wrong, but that's the take I had on it. I'm just guessing here, but I'm thinking that healthy employees miss less time from work, are better workers when they are there, productivity then goes up, etc. I worked briefly for a company that did something very similar and that was their take on it. Plus many prospective employees would see this as a company benefit, which could possibly bring better qualified folks into the company. The company and the employees can both win, if the employees take advantage of what is offered. Just another possible way to look at at.

[DreamStalker]

Then this company you were involved with buys the best exercise equipment that could be bought and then goes and subsidizes employees gym memberships? What company idiot came up with those conflicting programs?

Dude. That is one polarized world you live in.

What a doubtful post.

Yes, that could be considered conflicting programs if you fail to consider other possibilities. Their goal was to get the employees healthy and they were trying every way possible to do that. Instead of conflicting, they were offering a choice. I could be wrong, but that's the take I had on it. I'm just guessing here, but I'm thinking that healthy employees miss less time from work, are better workers when they are there, productivity then goes up, etc. I worked briefly for a company that did something very similar and that was their take on it. Plus many prospective employees would see this as a company benefit, which could possibly bring better qualified folks into the company. The company and the employees can both win, if the employees take advantage of what is offered. Just another possible way to look at at.

OK, so there is perhaps the possiblity of your view on the intention of this company with these conflicting/optional programs.

However, my point was that So Well's post was questionable and he cannot be satisfied because of his own polarized/contradictory (or selfish?) take on life ...

I take care of that on my own and my neighbor should too if he so chooses.

In other words, he was NOT praising the company's efforts as you have.

[Slinky]

Corporate profits per worker have rebounded to nearly an all-time high, a leading indicator that hiring should be on the way

Companies made $14,447 in profit for each worker in the first quarter of the year, compared to an all-time high of $14,477 in the third quarter of 2006

First quarter corporate profits were up 31 percent from a year ago

The S&P 500 is up more than 60 percent from it’s March 2009 low, with retail shares among the biggest beneficiaries

Best Buy plunged today after saying sales of TVs and gaming products were weaker than expected. Hershey said Monday night it will cut 600 jobs.

Chief U.S. Economist for Deutsche Bank, Joseph LaVorgna’s forecast for the S&P 500 is 1300.