Congratulations to our president and the Democratic legislators who passed the healthcare bill last week, and it was officially completed in its entirety this Monday.
This bill will most certainly change the way healthcare works. But apart of our search for employment and the pursuit of our professional goals, our concern for benefits often matches importance with salary. Regardless of opinion on the matter, there is significant economic meaning as to how our government will finance coverage.
Last week two of the biggest communications gurus, AT&T and Verizon, released reports that they felt that having to comply with the new government standards would hinder their ability to hire new employees and pay current ones. It sent panic to many people because rather than the opposition to the Democratic legislation voicing their opinions, businesses were voicing their speculations.
So what does that mean for us as students? Will it make it harder to find employment after graduating? That cannot be stated as being fact or fiction. But if businesses are releasing official e-mails to their employees, then maybe opinion is reflective on some fact.
The claim could be made that these corporations are just greedy and don’t want to give their employees the kind of healthcare they need. But the fact remains that companies are going to have to cut costs somewhere. Laying off employees is the most attractive solution to meeting an attractive quarterly statement.
I suggest that the most promising careers that have the best chances of lasting are ones connected to the government. Although our country may not have a lot of money, the government can guarantee its employees better wages than many companies, at least for the time being.
If, in fact, the legislation can be paid for without significant raising of taxes or any added costs for corporations, then there is no need for worry. But it would be prudent to research the health benefits offered by companies to see if they will be able to comply with the government’s regulations. Better to err on the side of caution than to be a confident fool.