tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post7910007034959845176..comments2023-12-19T07:29:42.437-06:00Comments on Dedicated Tenther: Small Business Owners React to Obamacare; Leftists CryDedicated Tentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169003228002700000noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-22998197355681402152013-01-15T08:44:10.890-06:002013-01-15T08:44:10.890-06:00Be a rebel, work as illegally as Juan Valdez. Ope...Be a rebel, work as illegally as Juan Valdez. Openly offer a small businessman to work under the table, or work for a 1099 per quarter at a flat rate. You can force the Healthcare compliance gestapo to blow a lot of money forcing compliance.<br /><br />I'm self-employed so sadly there is no escape from Choom Doom for me, but I am also pondering honoring these last contracts and imploding my services.<br /><br />If you don't make it he can't take it.<br /><br />svensven10077http://www.justified.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-24656517581066022012013-01-09T08:45:58.801-06:002013-01-09T08:45:58.801-06:00I don't think they'll move the goal-posts ...I don't think they'll move the goal-posts again. I think this will have enough of the intended consequences.<br /><br />See, I really think they're pushing for Single Payer. And between reduced hours, stagnant pay, and increasing health care costs (all direct outcomes of ObamaCare), millions of Americans will be forced onto the Government Option. <br /><br />Once that happens, Single Payer is almost a given.Dedicated Tentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169003228002700000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-3515615768814385152013-01-09T08:42:07.375-06:002013-01-09T08:42:07.375-06:00Yes, I agree. Some of them *are* evil and know ex...Yes, I agree. Some of them *are* evil and know exactly what they are doing, and the end game is never what they profess.<br /><br />And the evil ones would never remain in charge of anything were it not for the sea of fools who support them. The thought of how many fools we have in this country drives me nuts sometimes.<br /><br />But, I do chuckle every time the law of unintended consequences bites them in the ass and the wail "But that's not what was *supposed* to happen!!!111!!!".<br />Cliff In TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-2760369915023577382013-01-09T08:41:37.443-06:002013-01-09T08:41:37.443-06:00Well we're redifing full time, for lack of a b...Well we're redifing full time, for lack of a better turn of phrase. (Well not "we" or rather "We" in the "Obama thinks he's royalty" sense.)<br />My point remains I think.<br />With one caveat. Clearly these decisions were already being made (the fact that she's already part time would stand as evidence for that.) The liberal response was to move the goal posts of "full time" to try to "capture" more people in it (and thus undercut employers.) I'd be curious to see if the next plan is to call to move those goalposts even farther. (15 hours/week FTE here we come!)tsrblkehttp://www.twitter.com/tsrblkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-21789911456506741672013-01-09T08:33:13.067-06:002013-01-09T08:33:13.067-06:00Here's the thing. That particular story wasn&...Here's the thing. That particular story wasn't about an FTE anyway. The people who are having their hours cut aren't full time, except under ObamaCare. Full time employees already have to have insurance provided (if you're over 50 employees, which is the only time ObamaCare kicks in anyway).<br /><br />So this woman's sob story is that she's a partially employed single mother of 3, and her already part-time hours are being cut. She's not being moved from full-time to part time.<br /><br />And people are already electing to hire two part time workers instead of one full time employee because of ObamaCare. As you say, there's no sob story, so you're not really hearing about it. But it is happening.Dedicated Tentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169003228002700000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823719196374898491.post-34369142887011184112013-01-09T08:23:42.999-06:002013-01-09T08:23:42.999-06:00I'm curious if these people would suddenly sta...I'm curious if these people would suddenly start decrying if these employers chose not to hire someone because of ObamaCare.<br />It's a similar economic decision (I can't afford more man hours because the incrimental cost of having those man hours is too much.) but there's no sob story to tell.<br />Of course this is the liberal method of arguing. Tell stories, particularly sad ones, enact laws to fix those stories, logic be damned.<br />Strangely HuffPo (spit) doesn't point out that Taco Bell isn't doing anything *illegal* (you could argue it's unethical, but that's an entirely different argument premised on various assumptions). They're perfectly within their right to act in this way. If the costs to split a 40 hour/week position into two 20hr/week ones (both monetary and opportunity) are less than keeping it, I supsect most companies will choose that.<br />Heck this decision making has gone on long before Obamacare existed, even by places that already offer insurance to full time employees!<br />Rather idiots like HuffPo choose to use strange language to mask an argument they aren't ready to have. (Like "stripping her of her rights" when in fact, she has no right to a 32 hour a week job, and certainly no right to Taco Bell providing her her healthcare.)<br /><br />A shame too, we could have gone for actual reform, attempted to bring down healthcare costs...instead...well...SCOAMF.tsrblkehttp://www.twitter.com/tsrblkenoreply@blogger.com