Posted on 03/22/2013 3:39:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Over one-third of the 9.1 million full-time jobs among America's diverse business franchises could be cut back or eliminated by Obamacare as small businesses struggle to maintain profitability while coughing up money to pay for Washington-mandated health care coverage, according to the International Franchise Association.
The threat of hitting 3.2 million full-time workers as the Affordable Care Act takes effect next year is prompting the owners of fast food restaurants, service companies and other franchises to urge Congress to make significant changes in Obamacare.
To help their cause, the association on Friday released a new state-by-state breakdown on the potential impact on jobs in the bull's eye of Obamacare, which declares that a 30-hour week is full-time, not the industry accepted 40 hours. That 10-hour difference has thousands of franchise owners scrambling to either fund healthcare for those working 30 hours, or cut hours back to below 30 hours.
"The ACA has made health care an inextricable cost of running a small business in America and continues to evolve with regard to its cost and complexity for franchisees and franchisors as the law becomes fully implemented ahead of 2014," said IFA Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy Judith Thorman. "Preparing your franchise business to deal with the ACA should be a top priority for franchisees and franchisors."
Secrets has interviewed several franchise owners who have said that they are planning to cut hours of workers below 30 hours to avoid either having to provide health care or pay a fine.
The new statistics show that California franchises would be hit the hardest. The association said the state is home to 925,000 franchise full-time jobs, and that 324,604 are in jeopardy.
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Besides, only businesses that are dues-paying members of the big-government/big-corporate criminal complex are legitimate.
Dems see it as 'softening them up'...
Does this impact states that have opted out ? Small businesses that are based in those states are not liable under the employer mandate provision AFAIK.
Dear God. Are there ANY patriots left in power/politics? Can’t they see that our country is under attack?
If they are not stopped, these democrat bastards are going to crush us.... soon.
Does anyone know if they have to have been illegal aliens or does that Irish exchange student I shared a night with count?
ObamaCare for Unaffordable “HealthCare” is a ticking time bomb.
So called opting out is only in regard to those currently uninsured.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/26-states-opt-out-of-obamacares-state-run-insurance-exchanges/
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