tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post7236587699388980050..comments2023-04-06T02:30:06.988-07:00Comments on Torrent of Consciousness: Beliefs 1Melanie Boxallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-66943470342373846372014-07-05T08:20:53.068-07:002014-07-05T08:20:53.068-07:00Spot on!Spot on!Zusiquhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852468700318495738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-64954761639559730212014-07-05T07:17:16.815-07:002014-07-05T07:17:16.815-07:00This all comes from the idea that health insurance...This all comes from the idea that health insurance provided by employers is some sort of special treat. In fact, it's part of an employees compensation right along with his pay. Removing part pf his compensation from source A (insurance package) should require an addition to source B (wages). So, then the employee should be paid extra. The employer would not want to do this, as it's cheaper to pay for the insurance than to give enough extra wages to cover the prescription. Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-83230721791843761842014-07-05T06:36:56.123-07:002014-07-05T06:36:56.123-07:00Melanie wrote: "But the burning issue for man...Melanie wrote: "But the burning issue for many people is why the religious beliefs of the owners of a company should trump the rights of female employees to make their own choices regarding contraception."<br /><br />I have seen many replies to this that amount to: "No one is keeping you from using any type of birth control you want - just pay for it yourself." (I disagree with this stance, but that is no surprise.)Zusiquhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852468700318495738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-35923076111819966042014-07-04T09:46:24.544-07:002014-07-04T09:46:24.544-07:00Oh this is much bigger news than anything really i...Oh this is much bigger news than anything really important. On one level women's rights are important, so yes, but the reason it's such a hot topic is that it was welcomed so warmly by the religious right, and they make a lot of noise, so their opponents have to make a similar amount of noise to keep them in check. It gets...........noisy. Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-49573641900901628722014-07-04T09:41:19.903-07:002014-07-04T09:41:19.903-07:00Oh, so that's what all the fuss is about. I re...Oh, so that's what all the fuss is about. I really didn't know. And if I did I'd still have been more concerned about, say, Ukraine or Iraq or Somalia than this. But then I don't even live in the Western Hemisphere, let alone somewhere this is actually something that might be a problem.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.com