New Glarus Brewing Company on Health Care

[OSBF]

Stumbled across this on their web site today. I love their beer, but had no idea they were into taking positions on today's issues. One of the best statements on health care reform I've read, written by somebody who's been there:



Q: Why does New Glarus Brewing Co. support Universal Healthcare?

A: Deb is a supporter of Universal Healthcare because she knows what it’s like to be poor. And not the kind of poor that you might have to buy a Gateway computer instead of the new imac, or the kind of poor in which you have to choose to buy Gap instead of Louis Vuitton, or even the kind of poor that you might just have to wait for these items to go on sale before buying them… I mean the kind of poor that makes you choose between eating and getting medicine for an ear-infection. The kind of poor that only allows you to buy second-hand clothes on sale. And it’s not because she doesn't work hard. She is one of the hardest working women I know, which is probably the reason that she was the first woman to start and run a brewery in the US. The reason that she supports universal health care is because she believes, and knows, that despite how hard you work, a lot of what you have access to (be it health care, food, education, and the like) depends a lot on who you were born to.

Either your parents have enough money to feed you every day or they send you to work after school at 16 to help pay the bills. Either your parents have enough money to pay for your health care, or they don’t eat (or eat mac & cheese) for a few months to cover the cost of your antibiotics from the bug you picked up at school. Many don't know what this is like, and have had a great many opportunities shown to them. That is one of the greatest gifts that a person can get. However, for those out there who aren’t as fortunate, universal healthcare could mean the difference between eating and not, being sick or not, and dying or not. And no one wants to see their taxes go up. But (I would hope) no one wants to see a sick kid not get help because his parents can’t afford it either. I don’t speak for Deb, but I do speak to her love of people, regardless of stature, education, or inheritance. The reason she supports this is to help people.

New Glarus Brewing Co. already gives their employees healthcare coverage, because we realize how important it is. We believe that it is the responsibility of companies to provide care for the employees who may very well spend their entire lives helping to make that business successful, and paying for healthcare is a very small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

If you live in Wisconsin you can call your local representative to let them know your stance on healthcare reform;

Sen. Herb Kohl at 202-224-5653
Sen. Russ Feingold at 202-224-5323

[houndawg]

Stumbled across this on their web site today. I love their beer, but had no idea they were into taking positions on today's issues. One of the best statements on health care reform I've read, written by somebody who's been there:



Q: Why does New Glarus Brewing Co. support Universal Healthcare?

A: Deb is a supporter of Universal Healthcare because she knows what it’s like to be poor. And not the kind of poor that you might have to buy a Gateway computer instead of the new imac, or the kind of poor in which you have to choose to buy Gap instead of Louis Vuitton, or even the kind of poor that you might just have to wait for these items to go on sale before buying them… I mean the kind of poor that makes you choose between eating and getting medicine for an ear-infection. The kind of poor that only allows you to buy second-hand clothes on sale. And it’s not because she doesn't work hard. She is one of the hardest working women I know, which is probably the reason that she was the first woman to start and run a brewery in the US. The reason that she supports universal health care is because she believes, and knows, that despite how hard you work, a lot of what you have access to (be it health care, food, education, and the like) depends a lot on who you were born to.

Either your parents have enough money to feed you every day or they send you to work after school at 16 to help pay the bills. Either your parents have enough money to pay for your health care, or they don’t eat (or eat mac & cheese) for a few months to cover the cost of your antibiotics from the bug you picked up at school. Many don't know what this is like, and have had a great many opportunities shown to them. That is one of the greatest gifts that a person can get. However, for those out there who aren’t as fortunate, universal healthcare could mean the difference between eating and not, being sick or not, and dying or not. And no one wants to see their taxes go up. But (I would hope) no one wants to see a sick kid not get help because his parents can’t afford it either. I don’t speak for Deb, but I do speak to her love of people, regardless of stature, education, or inheritance. The reason she supports this is to help people.

New Glarus Brewing Co. already gives their employees healthcare coverage, because we realize how important it is. We believe that it is the responsibility of companies to provide care for the employees who may very well spend their entire lives helping to make that business successful, and paying for healthcare is a very small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

If you live in Wisconsin you can call your local representative to let them know your stance on healthcare reform;

Sen. Herb Kohl at 202-224-5653
Sen. Russ Feingold at 202-224-5323

If more CEOs had her background we'd be a better country.

[OSBF]

If more CEOs had her background we'd be a better country.

agreed

very few if any of us here have ever been "poor" in the classical sense of the word

[AZGrizFan]

If more CEOs had her background we'd be a better country.

agreed

very few if any of us here have ever been "poor" in the classical sense of the word

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

[Grizalltheway]

agreed

very few if any of us here have ever been "poor" in the classical sense of the word

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

Yep, it really fucked over Starbucks.

[AZGrizFan]

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

Yep, it really fucked over Starbucks.

Just wait.

[Skjellyfetti]

Well, I'd FOR SURE rather drink whatever she is brewing than whatever is in AZGrizfan's fridge.

Road Slush Oatmeal Stout vs. Bud Light

Hmmmmm.

[AZGrizFan]

Well, I'd FOR SURE rather drink whatever she is brewing than whatever is in AZGrizfan's fridge.

Road Slush Oatmeal Stout vs. Bud Light

Hmmmmm.

Super. Means a lot to me.

[kalm]

agreed

very few if any of us here have ever been "poor" in the classical sense of the word

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

Right, because giving a shit about other people is bad for business.

[grizzaholic]

Well, I'd FOR SURE rather drink whatever she is brewing than whatever is in AZGrizfan's fridge.

Road Slush Oatmeal Stout vs. Bud Light

Hmmmmm.

Super. Means a lot to me.

I would bet she could brew up a nice golden shower for kyjelly.

[Skjellyfetti]

I would bet she could brew up a nice golden shower for kyjelly.

Golden Shower? Sounds like a wheat beer. Hefe perhaps?

[JohnStOnge]

The entitlement mentality on display.

"I have a problem. Therefore, other people should be forced to take care of it for me."

or

"Therefore, government should take care of it."

If the woman wants to have her company provide a certain level of health care for employees, that's wonderful. But that does not mean government should be attempting to ensure that each individual get some certain level of heatlh care.

[houndawg]

agreed

very few if any of us here have ever been "poor" in the classical sense of the word

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

Not if she makes good beer.

[OSBF]

Well, I'd FOR SURE rather drink whatever she is brewing than whatever is in AZGrizfan's fridge.

Road Slush Oatmeal Stout vs. Bud Light

Hmmmmm.

Stone Soup, their version of an Abbey/trapist ale is good too.

Spotted Cow Cream ale pretty good too.

I've never had Road Slush, but stout is not my favorite style.

[AZGrizFan]

Yeah, well I have. And her mentality will drive her company to extinction soon enough.

Right, because giving a shit about other people is bad for business.

Is she running a business or a charity?