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Accept the 29 1/2 Hour Work Week
Vanity | 9/30/2013 | Self

Posted on 09/30/2013 8:14:59 AM PDT by sr4402

We are being told about Obamacare "it is the law, we should accept it". So Americans are being told that they should accept the 29 1/2 work week, that small business should have no more than 49 employees and that many more will be without health insurance shortly.

Indeed, many have received notices that there insurance is being terminated due to the Affordable Health Care Act. Many in small businesses are being laid off so that business can stay under the 50 employee rule. And a host of Americans have had their hours cut back to less than 30.

Indeed I've seen it at the grocery store and the big retail outlets. New folks have shown up and the old tell of their hours being cut back.


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America is being told to Accept it. Will America accept this form of Socialism? Will they accept the 29 1/2 Work Week and their hours cut? Will the Unions?

Will the American Giant wake up and Not be Happy?

1 posted on 09/30/2013 8:15:00 AM PDT by sr4402
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To: sr4402

You know eventually “full time” will be deemed to be 20 hours.


2 posted on 09/30/2013 8:18:10 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Henceforth, the Office of the President shall be known as IMPOTUS)
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To: sr4402

indirectly....correct


3 posted on 09/30/2013 8:18:20 AM PDT by kimtom (USA ; Freedom is not Free)
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To: sr4402

The intent is to let this last just a little while. Through an election cycle where hopefully the Democrats get back the House. You will then see full-blown single payer insurance, full-blown gun control and confiscation, and the real beginning of America’s New Reich....


4 posted on 09/30/2013 8:18:44 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: sr4402

Obamacare is bad for a few reasons but employers cutting back hours to avoid insuring employees started years ago. That was already where we were headed.

Employers are not victims here. They are pouncing on an opportunity.


5 posted on 09/30/2013 8:18:58 AM PDT by sakic
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To: sr4402

Yet the same America can blowback BIGTIME come next year.


6 posted on 09/30/2013 8:19:07 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: sr4402

The genius of creating “29ers” is that the added “29ers” created to pick up the slack improve the employment stats!


7 posted on 09/30/2013 8:19:31 AM PDT by nascarnation (Democrats control the Presidency, Senate, and Media. It's an uphill climb....)
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To: sr4402; All

Obama’s phone call to the Iranian talking head is just another distraction to keep Congress from defunding Obamacare.

As usual, the 24/7 Media falls for it hook-line-and-sinker.

On the list of future distractions from defunding Obamacare are meetings with various Heads of State in DC and China.

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MAKE DC LISTEN: TELL YOUR SENATORS, ESPECIALLY THE DEMOCRATS !

State .... Senator .... Party .... Phone

AK Mark Begich D (202) 224-3004
AK Lisa Murkowski R (202) 224-6665
AL Jeff Sessions R (202) 224-4124
AL Richard C. Shelby R (202) 224-5744
AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843
AR Mark L. Pryor D (202) 224-2353
AZ Jeff Flake R (202) 224-4521
AZ John McCain R (202) 224-2235
CA Barbara Boxer D (202) 224-3553
CA Dianne Feinstein D (202) 224-3841
CO Michael F. Bennet D (202) 224-5852
CO Mark Udall D (202) 224-5941
CT Richard Blumenthal D (202) 224-2823
CT Christopher Murphy D (202) 224-4041
DE Thomas R. Carper D (202) 224-2441
DE Christopher A. Coons D (202) 224-5042
FL Bill Nelson D (202) 224-5274
FL Marco Rubio R (202) 224-3041
GA Saxby Chambliss R (202) 224-3521
GA Johnny Isakson R (202) 224-3643
HI Mazie K. Hirono D (202) 224-6361
HI Brian Schatz D (202) 224-3934
IA Chuck Grassley R (202) 224-3744
IA Tom Harkin D (202) 224-3254
ID Mike Crapo R (202) 224-6142
ID James E. Risch R (202) 224-2752
IL Richard J. Durbin D (202) 224-2152
IL Mark Kirk R (202) 224-2854
IN Daniel Coats R (202) 224-5623
IN Joe Donnelly D (202) 224-4814
KS Jerry Moran R (202) 224-6521
KS Pat Roberts R (202) 224-4774
KY Mitch McConnell R (202) 224-2541
KY Rand Paul R (202) 224-4343
LA Mary L. Landrieu D (202) 224-5824
LA David Vitter R (202) 224-4623
MA Edward Markey D (202) 224-2742
MA Elizabeth Warren D (202) 224-4543
MD Benjamin L. Cardin D (202) 224-4524
MD Barbara A. Mikulski D (202) 224-4654
ME Susan M. Collins R (202) 224-2523
ME Angus S. King I (202) 224-5344
MI Carl Levin D (202) 224-6221
MI Debbie Stabenow D (202) 224-4822
MN Al Franken D (202) 224-5641
MN Amy Klobuchar D (202) 224-3244
MO Roy Blunt R (202) 224-5721
MO Claire McCaskill D (202) 224-6154
MS Thad Cochran R (202) 224-5054
MS Roger F. Wicker R (202) 224-6253
MT Max Baucus D (202) 224-2651
MT Jon Tester D (202) 224-2644
NC Richard Burr R (202) 224-3154
NC Kay R. Hagan D (202) 224-6342
ND Heidi Heitkamp D (202) 224-2043
ND John Hoeven R (202) 224-2551
NE Deb Fischer R (202) 224-6551
NE Mike Johanns R (202) 224-4224
NH Kelly Ayotte R (202) 224-3324
NH Jeanne Shaheen D (202) 224-2841
NJ Jeff Chiesa R (202) 224-3224
NJ Robert Menendez D (202) 224-4744
NM Martin Heinrich D (202) 224-5521
NM Tom Udall D (202) 224-6621
NV Dean Heller R (202) 224-6244
NV Harry Reid D (202) 224-3542
NY Kirsten E. Gillibrand D (202) 224-4451
NY Charles E. Schumer D (202) 224-6542
OH Sherrod Brown D (202) 224-2315
OH Rob Portman R (202) 224-3353
OK Tom Coburn R (202) 224-5754
OK James M. Inhofe R (202) 224-4721
OR Jeff Merkley D (202) 224-3753
OR Ron Wyden D (202) 224-5244
PA Robert P. Casey D (202) 224-6324
PA Patrick J. Toomey R (202) 224-4254
RI Jack Reed D (202) 224-4642
RI Sheldon Whitehouse D (202) 224-2921
SC Lindsey Graham R (202) 224-5972
SC Tim Scott R (202) 224-6121
SD Tim Johnson D (202) 224-5842
SD John Thune R (202) 224-2321
TN Lamar Alexander R (202) 224-4944
TN Bob Corker R (202) 224-3344
TX John Cornyn R (202) 224-2934
UT Orrin G. Hatch R (202) 224-5251
UT Mike Lee R (202) 224-5444
VA Tim Kaine D (202) 224-4024
VA Mark R. Warner D (202) 224-2023
VT Patrick J. Leahy D (202) 224-4242
VT Bernard Sanders I (202) 224-5141
WA Maria Cantwell D (202) 224-3441
WA Patty Murray D (202) 224-2621
WI Tammy Baldwin D (202) 224-5653
WI Ron Johnson R (202) 224-5323
WV Joe Manchin D (202) 224-3954
WV John D. Rockefeller D (202) 224-6472
WY John Barrasso R (202) 224-6441
WY Michael B. Enzi R (202) 224-3424

Now that we have your attention, you sorry US Senators, keep in mind that we will replace you with those who will gladly correct your errors - - - .

So, scrub and clean by 2014 !

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick —————

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US SENATE GOP DEAD WEIGHT LIST LOYAL TO OBAMA

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
John Barrasso (R-WY)

John Hoeven (R-ND)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)

Richard Burr (R-NC)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ)

John McCain (R-AZ)
Dan Coats (R-IN)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Lisa Murkowksi (R-AK)

Thad Cochran (R-MS)
John Thune (R-SD)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Bob Corker (R-TN)

Not Voting:

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

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Obama has found it very easy to advance his narrow ideological agenda of failure-prone Marxism.

4 years after Obama conned his Democrats into passing the Federal takeover of the cash cow of Medical Insurance, the PC, Doormat Republicans are finally timidly suggesting defunding that Federal takeover.

Without the weak, PC, Doormat Republicans Boehner and McConnell being stupidly kept in their respective leadership positions by truly cowardly House and Senate Members, Obama Medical Insurance “Care” Takeover would have been defunded long ago.

The primal yearning of the 47 % who pay no personal Federal Income tax is to belong to a tribe where all of their choices are dictated to them by their arrogant tribal leader.

This a common trait of those who have low self-esteem.

In that sense, Obamanation is truly a cult: low self-esteem people believing everything their cult leader tells them, no questions asked.

Freedom is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) Exemption or liberation from slavery or imprisonment.
3.) Liberty of choice or action.

Most of the 47 % riding in the “free” wagon seek out slavery, and lack of personal choice.

They thus feel safe, and secure in the knowledge that “this is as bad as it is going to get.”

Liberty is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) The state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances; freedom.
5.) The power of voluntary choice: freedom from necessity.
6.) Individual Liberty: Freedom from restraint in the performance of rights outside of government control.

Most people who are getting a free ride in the wagon where 47 % pay no personal Federal Income Taxes, are terrified of making a voluntary choice.

The 47 % would prefer that they be under government control where the choices are made for him.

All of this societal wussiness has made it very easy for B. Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, to advance his narrow ideological agenda of European-style, failure-prone, Marxism in spite of PC, Doormat Republican token “opposition.”

BTW, unlike taxes, Federal Obama ‘care’ Insurance charges can be increased EVERY YEAR to whatever % the present and future arrogant leaders of Obamanation wants.

BTW, BTW, the free-loading 47 % will always vote for the Candidate for POTUS approved by Obamanation.
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The question to be asked is: “If it is in the Nation’s best interest to shut down the Government, then why are there only TWO Federal Politicians, Obama and Reid, loudly advocating shutting down the US Federal Government?

Obama has MANY reasons to shutdown the Federal Government such as:

1.) A headline grabbing story that will distract attention from the Impeachable scandals of:

Benghazi Massacre Dereliction of Duty by Obama as CIC;
Obamacare Insurance managed by the corrupt IRS;
IRS harassment of political opponents of Obama;
Use of the NSA by Obama to spy on everybody in the USA;
etc, etc.

2.) The use of fear of a shutdown might help to protect defunding and eventual abolishment of Obama’s narrowly focused ideological agenda of an European-style, failure-prone, Marxist, monopoly of the US Medical Insurance Industry.

3.) Spreading fear and blame might also preserve Obama’s power to increase Obamacare Insurance premiums on an annual basis.

*This would be highly advantageous to Obama as the increase in mandatory insurance premiums would not be a tax, as the “unexpected market conditions” would be given as the reason for the increase.

*Also there would be no need to ask for the “Advice and Consent” of Congress, as the IRS would be in complete control of all income and medical records.

4.) The last reason is the most important for Obama, personally: America would at last no longer be a Nation where the Liberty to choose one’s own family destiny could ever exist again.

As for Reid, the best guess I have is that he wants a Government Monopoly of the Medical Insurance Industry. Well, to be fair, Reid calls for a “single payer” system.

My suspician is that multi-millionaire Reid, nearing Federal retirement, owns a lot of stock in some companies that are tied to a “single payer” system.

Maybe the NSA, or the IRS can find out for us?

I’m going to ask my US Senator from TEXAS, The Esteemed Senator John “To Hell with my voters” Cornyn to check on this for me - - - .


8 posted on 09/30/2013 8:21:37 AM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Marxist Obama'care' Insurance violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Gaffer

Then you’ll see full blown civil war. They think they have the upper hand. They’re in for some unpleasant surprises.


9 posted on 09/30/2013 8:22:32 AM PDT by Noumenon (What would Michael Collins do?)
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To: sr4402

American standard of living is just too high. Our masters expect us to live a little more like the good folks in the Third World. It’s only fair.


10 posted on 09/30/2013 8:22:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: Biggirl

We have accepted 3.50 gas, a 100% increase in food costs and longer lines at all major transportation hubs.

Very sublety the Marxists are preparing us for when they take over. No one in the media seems to be able to put 2 and 2 together. But it is there. We are being placed in queues everywhere we go.

Venezuela just took over a toilet paper factory. Think about it.


11 posted on 09/30/2013 8:23:12 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Make today a great day. Insult a liberal.)
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To: sr4402

If I could get an $8 raise an hour , 29 hours would sound pretty good.


12 posted on 09/30/2013 8:23:26 AM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: sr4402

Left out depression due to payments of higher health care fees.
These funds will come straight off the top of our consumer economy.


13 posted on 09/30/2013 8:24:32 AM PDT by jonose
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To: sr4402

I love the way the response to this from the Dems has been to suggest changing the definition of “full-time” to something even lower.

That’s just brilliant. We’re going to end up with a 10-hour-a-week definition of “full-time” and people working at a different place every day of the week to avoid Obamacare.


14 posted on 09/30/2013 8:24:47 AM PDT by caligatrux
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To: sr4402

The purpose is to allow the Democrats to claim they have created more jobs.


15 posted on 09/30/2013 8:25:56 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: eastforker

Good thinking. Pay me, say, $100 and hour and I’ll gladly take 29 hours a week.


16 posted on 09/30/2013 8:26:54 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Noumenon

We are much much different than our forebearers of a hundred plus years ago. Our capacity to accept the absurd and go about our business getting abused, fleeced, denigrated, yet still working and paying.

It will take the extreme absurd to wake them up. Don’t worry, Obama is planning it - it’s just gonna take a while longer.


17 posted on 09/30/2013 8:27:03 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: sakic
Not victims? Never actually ran a business, aye? Neither have the majority of liberals.

If you actually think employers like ME, really want to cut our staff and hours so we can slow our already slow-or-no-growth down to no growth at all, you have no idea what you're talking about.

18 posted on 09/30/2013 8:27:12 AM PDT by apoxonu
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To: sr4402
“it is the law, we should accept it”.

This sounds familiar...

Isn't this what the Democrats said about slavery in the 1860’s and the Jim Crow laws in the 1960’s?

...Gives me the feeling of deja vu.

19 posted on 09/30/2013 8:28:52 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: Gaffer
And that's when the secession of states and the splitting of states will begin in earnest.

Obama may steal an election and ram his Marxist agenda down on the Blue States and Blue Cities...but the rest of the country will not cooperate for long.

20 posted on 09/30/2013 8:28:57 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
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