“From the point of view of the employer, it is in any case simply an item of cost, to be reduced to a minimum if it cannot be eliminated altogether, say, by automation. From the point of view of the workman, it is a "disutility"; to work is to make a sacrifice of one's leisure and comfort, and wages are a kind of compensation for the sacrifice.” IfsKindViewsCasesSacrificeComfortCostPoint Of ViewLeisureMinimumWagesItemsEmployersCompensationWorkmenAutomationSmall Is Beautiful Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be.” KnowsCareCostHealth CareEmployersHealth Care Costs Author:Lindsey Graham
“Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.” ChildrenCareBirthCostDetermineTake CareStrikesBossBizarreEmployersProposalBirth Control Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.” WantNextEnergyHigherCostTaxesTradeBillsDebtSpendingFearfulHealthcareEmployersCapsMandates Author:John Boehner