COBRA aid for layoffs is confusing

Employers are confused about the COBRA revisions, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said: Confused over whether to calculate a person’s income before or after termination; whether people taking a buyout are eligible; on how to determine a spouse’s income.

Many individuals will have similar questions — whether their termination was involuntary, for example.

“If you think it’s hard for benefits managers to understand, try the average person on the street,” said James Gelfand of the Chamber of Commerce.

Of course if we had single payer, we wouldn't need benefits managers, or at least not for health care. But nooooooooooo. Even though it would be a huge reduction of costs for their members, the misleadersheep of the US Chamber of Commerce won't support single payer. Class warfare is more important than anything, even at the cost of running profitable companies.