> Healthcare will still be working the same hours for the reasons you stated. Ok, so pay/costs go up 10%, then (time and a half for 8 hours is 4 extra hours wo

> Healthcare will still be working the same hours for the reasons you stated. Ok, so pay/costs go up 10%, then (time and a half for 8 hours is 4 extra hours worth of pay)? Or does the total pay stay the same? (In which case, what's the point.) I assume this would also be true of factory or construction workers. You can't suddenly make 20% more widgets an hour. So either we hire 20% more workers or pay 10% more for existing workers to work the same schedule.