Mr. Womack, you mentioned that your costs have gone up 60 percent for health coverage. Now, that money that is now going to provide health coverage that is oftentimes more lavish than people even desire, and you are being dictated, mandated to do so, how many folks could you have hired if you had been able to push that money back into your business to be able to provide more jobs?
Reichert questions the impact of health coverage costs on job hiring.
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