President Obama promised that if you were happy with your health care, you could keep it. As with so many other government promises, this, too, turns out to be an empty one. Even people you think would be solid Obama supporters are waking up to the more damaging aspects of the Affordable Care Act. The Teamsters and two other major unions sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi this week, writing: “When you and the president sought our support for the Affordable Care Act, you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them. Sadly, that promise is under threat.” The union letter continued: “The unintended consequences of the ACA are severe. Perverse incentives are already creating nightmare scenarios: First, the law creates an incentive for employers to keep employees’ work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers have begun to cut workers’ hours to avoid this obligation, and many of them are doing so openly.” The letter concludes: “The impact is two-fold: fewer hours means less pay while also losing our current health benefits.” Read more: washingtontimes/news/2013/jul/19/a-union-cloud-over-obamacare/#ixzz2ZUSG0JE6 Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:32:49 +0000
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