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Affordable Care Act -- Paying More to Work Less
AP News via Townhall.com ^ | February 9, 2014 | Debra J. Saunders

Posted on 02/09/2014 2:06:51 PM PST by Kaslin

Edited on 02/09/2014 3:37:12 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

In 2010, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted the Affordable Care Act as a bill "not only about the health security of America; it's about jobs. In its life, it will create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."

A newly released Congressional Budget Office analysis reported that Obamacare is expected to shrink the workforce by 2.5 million full-time jobs by 2024. So you can stow that Pelosi quote in the warehouse of discarded Obamacare promises. Grab a forklift, and you can park it behind President Barack Obama's pledge, "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it."


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: cbo; nancypiglosi; unemployment

1 posted on 02/09/2014 2:06:51 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
"The new law will free people, young and old, to pursue careers or retirement without having to worry about health coverage."

even for someone as slow as i am kaslin this is about the last straw

2 posted on 02/09/2014 2:11:54 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: Kaslin

ObamaCare! The less you work, the BIGGER your subsidy! What a deal!!!


3 posted on 02/09/2014 2:12:36 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: Kaslin
really makes me want to get up in the morning to pay for their useless eating azz...
4 posted on 02/09/2014 2:17:38 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“..The less you work, the BIGGER your subsidy! What a deal!!!”

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It has always been about government power over the people. Certainly not about healthcare which it is destroying.


5 posted on 02/09/2014 2:34:32 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

Communist behavior modification. It’s all about controlling people’s behavior. Nothing to do with healthcare.


6 posted on 02/09/2014 2:39:03 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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7 posted on 02/09/2014 2:48:43 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: Kaslin

Where my free helfcare at.


8 posted on 02/09/2014 5:02:52 PM PST by SkyPilot
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9 posted on 02/09/2014 11:30:16 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: clearcarbon

“Obama Exploits (cuts benefits / raises costs) to full-time Middle Class Workers”


10 posted on 02/10/2014 3:41:24 PM PST by 4Liberty (Optimal institutions - optimal economy.)
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