The Silver Lining

Friday 3 May 2013 - Filed under Uncategorized

Maybe Obamacare has a silver lining afterall. Politico:

The problem stems from whether members and aides set to enter the exchanges would have their health insurance premiums subsidized by their employer — in this case, the federal government. If not, aides and lawmakers in both parties fear that staffers — especially low-paid junior aides — could be hit with thousands of dollars in new health care costs, prompting them to seek jobs elsewhere. Older, more senior staffers could also retire or jump to the private sector rather than face a big financial penalty.

If Obamacare leads to a downsizing in government sector jobs, bravo. Especially considering that this is the type of shit that the private sector is dealing with too. And here I was thinking that government workers are selfless individuals who work for nothing but the good of civilization whose jobs are of paramount importance to the continuance of society. Dinah Wisenberg Brin at Entrepreneur:

The Affordable Care Act is certainly not affordable for us as a small business in America,” said Marsha Newberry, owner of a business in Grand Prairie, Texas, in a post dated last Friday. “I do understand what President Obama is trying to do, however I do not believe this is the correct answer.”

“This has caused our company to examine our projects and reduce our employee numbers by eliminating the labor intense projects,” she added. “All this to avoid mandated healthcare by the federal government. So we slow and or reduce our company growth to avoid complete closure of the company. Neither of these are a good solution for small business in America.

Sounds great.

2013-05-03  »  madlibertarianguy