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Local Governments Reeling Under ObamaCare Costs
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 06/19/2013 | John Merline

Posted on 06/19/2013 5:10:34 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer

When Regal Entertainment Group in April blamed ObamaCare for the fact that it was cutting some of its workers’ hours, backers of the law mounted a furious backlash against the theater chain, among other things filling its Facebook page with boycott threats. “Greed and selfishness make me sick,” one of them said. [snip]

Yet while private companies are getting all this unwelcome and hostile attention, local governments across the country have been quietly doing exactly the same thing — cutting part-time hours specifically so they can skirt ObamaCare’s costly employer mandate, while complaining about the law in some of the harshest terms anyone has uttered in public.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: employmentmandate; healthcare; obamacare

1 posted on 06/19/2013 5:10:34 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
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To: IBD editorial writer

Consequences flow, though we do not wish it so.


2 posted on 06/19/2013 5:15:23 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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Obama is about everything America isn’t. If he lowers the hours that require mandatory Obamacare coverage businesses will just close down. His end game, the destruction of capitalism which made the United States the dominant power in the world. Thie man is not U.S. friendly


3 posted on 06/19/2013 5:19:41 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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The workforce size and number of hours worked should not apply to governmental entities as a reason for exemption from Obamacare.


4 posted on 06/19/2013 5:29:10 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Fight the culture of nothing.)
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To: jsanders2001

Had to spend 3 days in the hospital due to abdominal pain from a bad fall. NO pillow provided, food consisted of real nasty grease floating on top broth, enough salt to gag a horse, and blue bunny popcicle and jello that tasted of chems. Tea and Juice were the only things I could tolerate. ONLY GENERIC DRUGS TOO! I’m the side effect queen, if it says GI, muscle or vision, I will react bad to them. This is the new side effect riddled drug my Endo wants me on. I hate scare tactics, I know the risk of falls, had a lot of them in the past 2 years due to vertigo and Meniere’s. ALSO HATE THE DRUG INDUCED IBS THAT GO WITH THEM.

FORTEO: http://www.rxlist.com/forteo-drug/side-effects-interactions.htm


5 posted on 06/19/2013 5:36:59 AM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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> ALSO HATE THE DRUG INDUCED IBS THAT GO WITH THEM.

IBS sucks but sure helps you keep your weight under control...: )


6 posted on 06/19/2013 5:45:23 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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From the article examples, looks like school systems are really whining. You get what you vote for.


7 posted on 06/19/2013 5:54:11 AM PDT by MissMagnolia (You see, truth always resides wherever brave men still have ammunition. I pick truth. (John Ransom))
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Local governments, i.e., city councils, mayors, aldermans, ward representatives, county/parish governments, have all been rather quiet throughout the whole debacle that begat Obamacare, have they not?

Now, because of their silence, they are feeling that, ahem, “plastic banana” getting closer to each of their dear, sweet, coveted, ahem, “seats of power”.

And, of course, where will they look to attempt to cover all of those monetary losses?

THE INHABITANTS OF THEIR “SHIRE”.

Look out for increased ‘fees’, ‘license costs’, ‘tax millages’, and other ‘franchise fees’ to appear.


8 posted on 06/19/2013 6:17:41 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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A good friend of mine who works in the health care industry is fond of saying

“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it’s free”


9 posted on 06/19/2013 6:33:40 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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In today’s local rag.

Kern County doesn’t have a choice about the Affordable Care Act.

“You must comply with this law or you must pay a penalty,” County Administrative Officer Nilon told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x208285327/County-officials-decry-impact-of-health-mandate


10 posted on 06/19/2013 6:46:18 AM PDT by twistedwrench
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Why didn't the theater group just raise the price of a box of pop corn from $8 to $15 and solve the problem?
11 posted on 06/19/2013 8:44:58 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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A large percentage of county extra help are retired county employees, not counting the fire dept since they use young guys.
Those retired extra help people already have insurance.

Yes I live in Bakersfield, at one time was a county employee, hubby is retired county employee, and we have lots of retired county employee friends.


12 posted on 06/19/2013 8:45:38 AM PDT by sheana
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bump


13 posted on 06/19/2013 3:46:33 PM PDT by lowbridge
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