rewind2846: Hello... mexicans WERE Native americans (Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, etc) only they were a little farther south than the Sioux, Iroqois, Pechanga etc. They had their own languages, cultiure, gods, the whole bit before the spanish came... EUROPEANS, I might add...

Well by that logic the EUROPEANS were just native earthlings too, just a little further east......

Cerebral Ballsy: And you know this how? Oh. Right. His lawyer said so. Even more laughable: His lawyer claims Joey Crawlsinaditch paid higher taxes than HE did. Sure.

Way to go on the reading comprehension, skippy.

You don't "choose" to pay taxes, dickface. Haven't you ever worked an actual job?

Limited background in this, but this is my understanding:

Fake or stolen SS#: All new hires are supposed, by law, to have their SS# checked. That is the company's responsibility.

Worker's Comp: Another thing companies are required to have just to do business in their city, county, state, etc. Some employers have this insurance through an insurance company, others go through a state agency. The company's premium is based on payroll dollars for each class of employees (reduced by the premium portion of overtime). So, yes, the less you pay your employees, the lower your premiums are. It is not collected through a tax, it is a premium paid based on that month's payroll dollars (at least in the Midwest, can't speak for every state).

WC Insurance Carrier: If the employer has paid the premium for that employee to the insurance carrier, the insurance carrier is the responsible party for medical bills and rehabilitation and/or settlement for disability. The insurance carrier can and will fight any claims where the injured employee had illicit drugs or alcohol in their system. They will also fight any claim arising from an illegal activity that caused the injury. The claimant's just being in the country IS illegal, but what he was doing at the time of the workplace injury was technically not illegal.

OSHA Regs & Safety on the Job Site: These are all the responsiblity of the employer. Some WC carriers do spot checks of their customers to make sure they follow the regs and have appropriate safety equipment. Many do not. When you hire the cheapest contractor or sub, you pretty well know that they are scrimping somewhere. And more often than not, it's on safety and quality employees.

So, if the WC carrier won't pay the hospital bill, taxpayers will end up covering it. (Unless they can somehow find a way to subrogate the bill to the insurance carrier of the property owner.) The employer legally has no responsibility for any of the bills, since they paid for coverage of those bills through their WC carrier. They don't really have a dog in that fight. If OSHA investigates and fines the company that hired the employee, they will probably just close their doors and move on. Of course, taxpayers once again will foot the bill for the investigation and prosecution, since it is a federal agency. See how this all kinda makes a circle back to you?

removeallrepublicans
Too bad. At least our president realizes we are just one nation on this world. We should start with his global poverty initiative. Is just 1.5% of GDP so much to ask, to help out immigrants like Victor Leon?

The banks are failing and yer annointed one has raised the Nat'l debt by trillions in the last how many days?

$3.87 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

I can't tell if yer a troll or an idiot.

Wraithbane
Who says it has to be one or the other?

Excellent point. I belive the criteria for both has been met.

I deserve a swift kick fer trying to argue it.