10 to 1 this bill is not about workers comp, but to ban horses suspected of having been given anabolic steroids. the authors of this bill could care less about the jockeys, and others who might get hurt. they want these horses out of there and they mask their intentions by appealing to the kind hearts of the uninformed masses.
A bill to ban steroid use and insure jockeys. Only in America can such fantasy materialize into non-fiction!!!
For a brief moment, imagine how this came into play. Some fat-cat senator or house rep. was at the track with a female (or male) companion… having a few drinks, making a few bets and losing big time.
Naturally the horse he placed an \”off-track wager\” on (the losing horse) didn\’t use anabolic steroids. This doesn\’t seem fair, thinks the elected official.
Solution: I\’ll introduce a bill to ban use anabolic steroids in such cases!
But wait, how to pass it? Seems a bit selfish to enact such a beast as this.
Solution #2: Amend Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require insurance coverage for professional jockeys & other horseracing personnel!
GENIUS!
Fat-cat goes home to the wife (or hubby) and says \”I did a good thing this week… I\’m going to see to it these lowly little horse track people get insurance coverage\”. The spouse replies, \”Your a good man/woman.. the people owe you a debt of gratitude\”
Many of these folks are independent contractors or work for employers that are too small for WC. Therefore, Occupational Accident coverage could be offered to give WC like coverage.
The tracks require proof of WC prior to stabling a horse or entering a horse in a race. Reggie\’s right, this is absurd. Why require this of the horse racing industry alone? What about the insurance industry? Shouldn\’t or employers be forced to provide us with heath insurance?
The article isn\’t talking about general health insurance. It only mentions injuries from their employment.
To answer your question, NO, the insurance industry (or any industry) should not be forced to provide any benefit to any employee. The govenment should keep their hands out of the running of private businesses.
The employee should be responsible for negotiating his benefits. If he wants health insurance and a company doesn\’t offer it, he can buy it himself or find another employer that will provide it.
IF THE TRAINERS AND OWNERS DID NOT ALWAYS LIE ABOUT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND PAYROLL ON THEIR WORKERS COMP APPLICATIONS, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE WILLING TO WRITE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS WOULD NOT SUSSPEND THE PROGRAMS. EACH STATES INSURANCE DEPARTMENT HAS THE RATES REGULATED FOR WHAT CAN BE CHARGED. THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENTS (SAME AS ANY OTHER GOV\’T AGENCY) LAG YEARS BEHIND THE STATISTICS AND DO NOT ALLOW FOR RATES TO BE TO INCREASE AS NEEDED. THERE USED TO BE MANY COMPANIES THAT PROVIDED W/C COVERAGE FOR HORSE OPERATIONS IN ALL STATES. NOT ANY MORE. ITS NOT WORTH ALL OF THE TROUBLE, DISHONESTY AND POLITICS.
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10 to 1 this bill is not about workers comp, but to ban horses suspected of having been given anabolic steroids. the authors of this bill could care less about the jockeys, and others who might get hurt. they want these horses out of there and they mask their intentions by appealing to the kind hearts of the uninformed masses.
A bill to ban steroid use and insure jockeys. Only in America can such fantasy materialize into non-fiction!!!
For a brief moment, imagine how this came into play. Some fat-cat senator or house rep. was at the track with a female (or male) companion… having a few drinks, making a few bets and losing big time.
Naturally the horse he placed an \”off-track wager\” on (the losing horse) didn\’t use anabolic steroids. This doesn\’t seem fair, thinks the elected official.
Solution: I\’ll introduce a bill to ban use anabolic steroids in such cases!
But wait, how to pass it? Seems a bit selfish to enact such a beast as this.
Solution #2: Amend Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require insurance coverage for professional jockeys & other horseracing personnel!
GENIUS!
Fat-cat goes home to the wife (or hubby) and says \”I did a good thing this week… I\’m going to see to it these lowly little horse track people get insurance coverage\”. The spouse replies, \”Your a good man/woman.. the people owe you a debt of gratitude\”
Only in America.
Wouldn\’t all these folks already be covered for injuries relating to their employment? Why is this necessary?
Many of these folks are independent contractors or work for employers that are too small for WC. Therefore, Occupational Accident coverage could be offered to give WC like coverage.
Other benefits – AD&D etc should be offered.
The tracks require proof of WC prior to stabling a horse or entering a horse in a race. Reggie\’s right, this is absurd. Why require this of the horse racing industry alone? What about the insurance industry? Shouldn\’t or employers be forced to provide us with heath insurance?
The article isn\’t talking about general health insurance. It only mentions injuries from their employment.
To answer your question, NO, the insurance industry (or any industry) should not be forced to provide any benefit to any employee. The govenment should keep their hands out of the running of private businesses.
The employee should be responsible for negotiating his benefits. If he wants health insurance and a company doesn\’t offer it, he can buy it himself or find another employer that will provide it.
IF THE TRAINERS AND OWNERS DID NOT ALWAYS LIE ABOUT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND PAYROLL ON THEIR WORKERS COMP APPLICATIONS, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE WILLING TO WRITE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS WOULD NOT SUSSPEND THE PROGRAMS. EACH STATES INSURANCE DEPARTMENT HAS THE RATES REGULATED FOR WHAT CAN BE CHARGED. THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENTS (SAME AS ANY OTHER GOV\’T AGENCY) LAG YEARS BEHIND THE STATISTICS AND DO NOT ALLOW FOR RATES TO BE TO INCREASE AS NEEDED. THERE USED TO BE MANY COMPANIES THAT PROVIDED W/C COVERAGE FOR HORSE OPERATIONS IN ALL STATES. NOT ANY MORE. ITS NOT WORTH ALL OF THE TROUBLE, DISHONESTY AND POLITICS.