Monday, October 22, 2012

Obamacare Downside

Robert Samuelson who writes a column for the Washington Post has done a very interesting look at Obamacare for RealClearPolitics. He finds it will encourage employers to hire people for 30 or fewer hours per week, as employers are not required to provide health coverage for part time employees.

It is not in the society's best interests to have large swathes of its workers in part time jobs, an outcome this law will foster. We already have most of the workers in the hospitality industries working part time, as well as most of those in retailing.