[bigbob]

it’s not just the wages, but the social costs of employment (company share of mandated cost per employee plus any company=provided benefits) that make this impractical.

[bigbob]

Estimating the total cost of an employee:

http://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/hr-laws-and-regulation/the-true-cost-of-paying-an-employee/#sm.000en4gut1bhhfmhrn91jocp16efm

[GailA]

Obamacare was not factored in. Many companies are downsizing because of it.