Kaztronic wrote: I have had to cut all of my PT associates down to a 28 hour maximum per week, and also all of our PT associates healthcare coverage will be cancelled at the end of the year due to no longer being plans recognized by the government under the Affordable Care Act.
What amazes me in speaking to people (virtually everyone I work with is a Democrat who supported Obama btw, this is NYC after all), they have little to no idea about what is coming with the Affordable Care Act. Very few realize that they will be required to purchase their own insurance or face penalties. Very few realize the time frame this is on. The shock will be minimal penalty wise in year one, but look at 2015. There are a lot of people in for a rude awakening, people already suffering due to loss of hours and pay as a result of ACA restrictions.
It has struck me that the people I know who are most educated on ACA are the most opposed, those who have little to no idea about how it works, and what the overall plan is seem to be most in favor of it in a talking point kinda way.
You've got it about right Kaz. For at least a year now a number of the larger businesses (think Walmart) have been scaling-back employees hours in order to get under the maximum limit set by Obamacare. This is translating into loss of jobs or hours. Now other sectors starting to affect all areas of the economy are being affected. Add to that the sticker shock that people who still have insurance are starting to get hit with as heir premiums increase.
I think that the Democrats will eventually be seen as the party that expanded the war on the middle class.