[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 17, 1994]
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               EMPLOYER MANDATES MEAN LOST EMPLOYEE JOBS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, The American Chamber of Commerce 
recently polled its members on the various health care plans.
  They asked their members about a Government-run health care plan, 
like the one proposed by President Clinton, one that would be paid for 
by more taxes on individuals, one that would be paid for with more 
taxes on businesses.
  What did the Chamber members say? They resoundingly rejected the plan 
87 percent to just 8 percent.
  The people who know business best, the people who know what taxes 
mean to the economy, said ``no'' in a landslide.
  The people who know, said ``no,'' for a basic reason: employer 
mandates mean lost employee jobs. In fact, over 1 million jobs are 
projected to be lost if the Clinton health plan passes.
  The free lunch theory that only employers pay employer mandates is 
pure fantasy. The truth is everyone pays employer mandates. The 
employer pays on the balance sheet, the employee pays at the closed 
factory gate, and the consumer pays at the ringing cash register.
  With the Clinton health care plan, everyone will pay and pay and pay.

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