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The Obama Recession

Patrice3 Wrote: Nov 17, 2012 8:02 AM
In 2016, when Obama is running for King of the Planet, his campaign will be blaming Bush for Obamacare, and the imbecile voters will believe him. 50 years and I've never witnessed a more willfully ignorant citizenry.
Pat1392 Wrote: Nov 17, 2012 9:45 AM
Ditto ---and I am scared that he will want to stay on like Chavez.
Reginald10 Wrote: Nov 17, 2012 7:03 PM
Or like Bloomberg!

It's for your own good, you know. Now sit down and be quiet so your betters can get on with their oh-so-important work...

Full time work is about to get scarcer. The reason? By hiring part-time workers who put in less than 30 hours per week, employers can avoid a mandate dictated by the new health reform law: either provide expensive health insurance or pay a fine equal to $2,000 per worker. Avoiding the mandate becomes even more attractive for low-wage employees, since they can get highly subsidized insurance in the newly created health insurance exchanges. According to the Wall Street Journal:

Darden Restaurants [parent of Red Lobster and Olive Garden] was among the first companies to say it was changing...

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