Senator McCaskill says employers don't want to locate in US because of health care expenses

[proud2BlibKansan]

McCaskill: health care an issue in Bombardier decision

JEFFERSON CITY | If you’re wondering why Bombardier Aerospace chose Montreal over Missouri for the site of its new assembly plant, Claire McCaskill says look no further than health care.

Sen. McCaskill, speaking in a conference call with reporters this afternoon, said it was Canada’s single-payer health care system that likely made Montreal more attractive than Kansas City International Airport for the $375 million plant

For proof, she pointed to another big manufacturer: Chrysler. While the automaker is shutting down one plant and cutting production at another in St. Louis, its plant up north is still running three shifts, McCaskill said.

“Look, we’ve got a governor who thought it was OK to cut health care in Missouri, instead of a governor who understands you’ve got to provide health care for every American,” she said, alluding to Matt Blunt, who in 2005 dropped nearly 100,000 from the state’s Medicaid rolls.

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. Good for her. She's right.

We are protecting the "health insurance" industry at the expense of every other industry in the nation.

And it's stupid.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. That's a good way to put it

We are protecting them at great expense.

[RainDog]

2. Just another example of how bad republicans are for the U.S. economy

just another example of how greedy fucks ruin things for everyone. Have the American people wised up yet? I really would like to smack some sense into those middle and lower class republicans who cannot figure out how to secure the health of the citizens of this nation.