The Wrecking Ball Known as ObamaCare

It is mindboggling that so many people are totally unaware of ObamaCare, have no interest in discussing it, and are dismissive and rude if someone attempts to have a rational conversation about a law that will drastically change the landscape of this country.

This deliberate ignorance continues to beget denial. Consequently, we find America on the verge of a system that apparently only African and Eastern European acquaintances of mine instantly understand, since they ran away from the very draconian worldview that we will all face in a matter of days if ObamaCare is not stopped dead in its tracks.

Daily, one learns that ObamaCare is a job destroyer. The graph here shows that deep cuts to jobs will continue as “ObamaCare kills off at least two percent of the U.S. full-time workforce.” The list of companies cutting hours for workers continues to grow. Employers seek to keep staff below the 30-hour threshold set by the not-so Affordable Care Act.

Thus, “according to an April survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 41% of 603 small business owners” are delaying hiring. In fact, “one in five [have] already cut hours, while 20% have reduced payroll.”

Reduction of workers’ hours is now a direct result of ObamaCare. In the retail and hospitality industries, 20% of employers will cut part-time hours.

Trader Joe’s is dropping health benefits for part-time workers. The upshot of this is that greater health care costs will be borne by taxpayers via the ObamaCare insurance exchanges. In fact, quite ironically, companies that are shedding health care costs, early retiree coverage, and spousal benefits will surely be saving money. The net result is that ObamaCare’s price tag will climb even higher with the burden falling onto the middle class.

SeaWorld Entertainment is capping hours for part-timers to 23 from 32 hours.

Wal-Mart is only hiring temporary employees, a policy change that is not generally done during the upcoming holiday season.

Land’s End has cut employee hours to no more than 29 hours a week.

Regal Entertainment, via an internal memo, blamed ObamaCare requirements for their capping hours below the 30-hour threshold.

New England Motor Freight implemented an hourly cap for abut 400 part-time employees.