Tierney Admits Social Health Care is better than Private Health Care

I don't know about you, but is there any other way to interpret this statement:

"A more immediate reason not to hire the 65-year-old is that he would be more expensive to add to the company health plan. If federal policy were changed to allow older full-time workers to rely primarily on Medicare instead of on their employer, they'd have a much better shot at jobs."

So Medicare IS cheaper than private health care systems. HMPH. So Tierney, in making the case that Old Folks should find work so that they are not as much of a burden on the Social Security tax payer, says that in finding work, Old Folks would still be a burden on the Social Security tax payer. PSST, John, Medicare and Social Security taxes come from the same people. FUCKO!

But wait there is more!
Take a gander at this gem:

We need to rethink the old assumption that employees keep getting raises throughout their careers.

Sure why give us a raise all the time. It isn't like inflation affects anyone throughout their lives. I mean I remember paying a dollar for a bus ride that costs $1.50 today but I shouldn't expect a raise every year.

More over at Pandagon.