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> On top of that, if you form your business in San Francisco, you are mandatory charged a 4% "Healthy San Francisco" city tax that is supposed to helps pay for

> On top of that, if you form your business in San Francisco, you are mandatory charged a 4% "Healthy San Francisco" city tax that is supposed to helps pay for employee's healthcare. This is misleading right-wing B.S. This only kicks in once you employ 20 or more people.[1] Anyone reading this on HN, if they eventually do employ 20 people, probably would want to offer them health insurance by that time. [1] http://sfcityoption.org/hcso-compliance/employer-spending-requirement-esr/ http://sfcityoption.org/hcso-compliance/employer-spending-re...

jdpedrie 9y ago
What makes it right or left wing bs? Can't it just be an incorrect statement? It could just be me, but I didn't detect any political undertones to the parent comment.
- webbles 9y ago
  It isn't incorrect it is misleading. The way in which it is misleading is the reason it is considered right wing bs. You didn't detect it, because it was designed to be misleading. You need to wake up and realize that this happens literally all the time today.
- abalone 9y ago
  Misrepresenting the taxation level and/or financial solvency of California is a regular right-wing trope, targeting the general attitude that governments should provide social services.
justboxing 9y ago
> This is misleading right-wing B.S. LOL. No. I campaigned for Barack Obama and met him in 2008. That's how 'right wing' I am. > Anyone reading this on HN, if they eventually do employ 20 people, probably would want to offer them health insurance by that time. That's a benevolent attitude, but practically, it will drive your business bankrupt if you are paying the CA-rate health care costs. That's the single biggest reason why even big corps like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab and Bank of America are relocating many of their employees to Arizona and Colorado and elsewhere.
- abalone 9y ago
  Obama is a New Democrat who lean right-wing ("conservative") on fiscal/economic issues.[1] > CA-rate health care costs [are] the single biggest reason why even big corps like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab and Bank of America are relocating Source? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats
bwbw223 9y ago
But they should be the ones to decide, right?

jdpedrie 9y ago

What makes it right or left wing bs? Can't it just be an incorrect statement? It could just be me, but I didn't detect any political undertones to the parent comment.

webbles 9y ago
It isn't incorrect it is misleading. The way in which it is misleading is the reason it is considered right wing bs. You didn't detect it, because it was designed to be misleading. You need to wake up and realize that this happens literally all the time today.
abalone 9y ago
Misrepresenting the taxation level and/or financial solvency of California is a regular right-wing trope, targeting the general attitude that governments should provide social services.

justboxing 9y ago

> This is misleading right-wing B.S. LOL. No. I campaigned for Barack Obama and met him in 2008. That's how 'right wing' I am. > Anyone reading this on HN, if they eventually do employ 20 people, probably would want to offer them health insurance by that time. That's a benevolent attitude, but practically, it will drive your business bankrupt if you are paying the CA-rate health care costs. That's the single biggest reason why even big corps like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab and Bank of America are relocating many of their employees to Arizona and Colorado and elsewhere.

abalone 9y ago
Obama is a New Democrat who lean right-wing ("conservative") on fiscal/economic issues.[1] > CA-rate health care costs [are] the single biggest reason why even big corps like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab and Bank of America are relocating Source? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrats

bwbw223 9y ago

But they should be the ones to decide, right?