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Death spiral: Hours cut, workers pushed to part-time due to Obamacare; ‘They keep cutting my hours’
http://twitchy.com ^ | november 11, 2012

Posted on 11/12/2012 4:23:57 AM PST by lowbridge

As Twitchy has been reporting, the layoff bomb has detonated. Many companies, both large and small, have been forced to lay off workers due to President Obama’s re-election. With no hope of Obamacare being repealed, they are now forced to lay off employees in order to stay in business.

But it’s not just layoffs. Some companies are also contemplating cutting hours. Sadly, many companies have already done so.

Part-time is the new full-time in Obamaville.

This doesn’t just hurt the workers, who now have to try to live on a far more meager salary. It hurts the country as a whole.

(Excerpt) Read more at twitchy.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fire0votersfirst; healthcare; layoffs; obamacare; sourcetitlenoturl; workplace
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1 posted on 11/12/2012 4:24:03 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Elections have consequences.


2 posted on 11/12/2012 4:28:17 AM PST by The Working Man
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To: lowbridge

Money that was going to workers and thus the economy is now siphoned into Obsmacare.


3 posted on 11/12/2012 4:28:29 AM PST by AU72
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To: lowbridge

The Coup De Grace is being administered.


4 posted on 11/12/2012 4:31:27 AM PST by luvbach1 (The late, great United States)
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To: lowbridge

A lot of those people being laid off, working shorter hours, voted for Obama.

It isn’t like we did not try to warn them.


5 posted on 11/12/2012 4:33:57 AM PST by Venturer
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To: lowbridge

I am going to guess that the obamacare mandate will be amended to chase employers down to cover parttime employees (19 hours or more).

Why not? There there have been no power limits enforced by anyone on the obama regime.

Watch for it.


6 posted on 11/12/2012 4:35:29 AM PST by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: AU72

“Money that was going to workers and thus the economy is now siphoned into Obsmacare.”

The Obama cronies will be cashing in enormous profits from ObamaCare. These fat cats will then give huge campaign funds to the Democrat party, just as unions do. The Poor will be fleeced so this money laundering operation can defeat Republicans in every future election. And in order to survive, the lower class worker will vote Democrat for the government programs that keep him afloat. It’s quite a system.


7 posted on 11/12/2012 4:36:36 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: The Working Man

By 2016 these 3 numbers will ring true.

20, 28 and 60

20% black unemployment

28 hrs will be the “standard” work week

60 million people on food stamps.

AND Democrats will retain the White House

Any takers?


8 posted on 11/12/2012 4:37:06 AM PST by KCengineer ( Speaking the TRUTH)
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To: lowbridge

So many clones of Fredo. Self defined genius’ angry they have been passed over. They envy what others have.

Rather than work towards their own vision of sucess, they must punish the targets of their rage. They do not understand they destroy themselves.


9 posted on 11/12/2012 4:39:04 AM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: lowbridge

If you voted for Obama this time, likely again, and your ‘hours get cut’, you get ‘laid off’, or you lose your 401K, your HSA, all that crap - tough! You voted for it - you got it.

You deserve it. Why don’t you go get food stamps? It’ll be there —for a while longer. The more and more of you that file for and get it, reduces the amount everyone else on food stamps gets. The amount each food stamp leech gets has gone down steadily during Obama’s reign because he can’t sh!t money and keep the economy based in real value - he at least has to take it from someone or he’ll continue printing fake money, but it will take a Wiemar Wheelbarrow to buy a loaf of bread. Get used to it.

The working people of this country are making it their main job to deny YOUR government the funding it takes to give you sh!t you didn’t earn. They are checking out, reducing their incomes and planning - something you don’t have the brains to do because you’re a lazy effing idiot.

All I can say to you is good luck when your urban nirvana of socialism devolves into the base human instinct of survival, and those brothers and sisters with whom you fought so dishonorably to rip off the rest of us. You won’t be fighting us any longer - you’ll be trying to survive amongst the other leeches.


10 posted on 11/12/2012 4:42:25 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: lowbridge

So you file your taxes. You made $15,000 and can just pay your bills. How do they grab money because EVERYONE has to pay for healthcare. Do they send you a bill?? Grab your bank account?


11 posted on 11/12/2012 4:44:35 AM PST by Sacajaweau (r)
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To: KCengineer

You left one out....most of the medium sized companies will pay the $1k “fee” instead of messing around with the whole game of health insurance. Rather than fix the problem...I think they actually doubled the health insurance issue in America.


12 posted on 11/12/2012 4:45:57 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: luvbach1

Coup de grace or seppeku, the jury is still out on that.


13 posted on 11/12/2012 4:46:51 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: KCengineer

I would never bet against the stupidity of the American electorate.


14 posted on 11/12/2012 4:48:05 AM PST by OldPossum
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To: lowbridge
This time the zer0 voters can proudly say, “We voted for zer0. Pat us on the back, and keep those freebies coming.”
15 posted on 11/12/2012 4:51:19 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Does one receive a jury trial, if one cannot pay?


16 posted on 11/12/2012 4:53:06 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: lowbridge

Sounds to me like what is needed is a union. With a union, hours can’t be cut /s

The final solution will be a war. There is no other solution


17 posted on 11/12/2012 4:55:20 AM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: Venturer
A lot of those people being laid off, working shorter hours, voted for Obama.

It isn’t like we did not try to warn them.

Obama will not be blamed for it though. The rich, evil capitalist business owners will be. Look at what is being tweeted.

SOURCE: Twitchy Papa John's, Olive Garden, others attacked as racist for cuts

18 posted on 11/12/2012 4:59:58 AM PST by arasina (Communism is EVIL. So there.)
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To: KCengineer

I wish that I could say that you’re wrong but I am inclined to believe you’re on the money.


19 posted on 11/12/2012 5:02:26 AM PST by NCjim (Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.)
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To: AU72

But for those who contribute to the democrats there will be waivers.Chinese style capitalism,payoff the officials support the power structure and we’ll let you go long to get along.


20 posted on 11/12/2012 5:03:38 AM PST by bonehead4freedom
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