Yeah that stuck out at me too. I love how the conservative media has thoroughly convinced the average dimwitted moron from flyover states that all of their problems are because of Obamacare and not because of the greed of their employer and the laws that they have enticed Congress to enact in their favor to prevent them from having to employ people full time.
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jaykrown@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I hate to break it to you 4chan dwelling normie fucking stupid shit head, but that 25 hrs a week is not because of the Affordable Care Act. It’s because of greedy capitalist fucks who are squeezing you for every cent they give you to maximize profit margins well beyond what they need to for a healthy business model.
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Obama are includes a minimum hour exemption and it should have been obvious to the authors of the bill that employers would cut hours to hit that mark.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
If you think cutting hours to avoid providing benefits originated with Obamacare, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I think Obamacare was designed to accommodate it and give an additional incentive to do it.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
You’re expecting people who are worth a minimum of 7 figures to consider the plight of people who struggle to maintain 5 figures. Companies were already lowering time employees worked to begin with regardless.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’m saying the ACA was a bad bill that was never intended to help anyone but insurance companies. We shouldn’t be shocked that it includes workarounds for other businesses. Of course it does. Obama and the others who passed it knew that when they passed it. Thats why they wrote it that way.
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
It’s kinda both. The ACA was based on Heritage Foundation work that was done for the benefit of insurance companies. Not much consideration was put into the behaviors it would incentivize in employers.
BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I lived in Massachusetts when we called it Romneycare. It was a Republican alternative to single-payer when it was originally designed.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
They were keeping people below full time hours to begin with, it just got lowered to squeeze that extra penny from their buttholes.
drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
So it’s because of Biden? I will not listen to your sourced explanation BTW
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 days ago
The capitalist fucks are swinging the whip. The 25-hour limit is the whip they are swinging. Both are a problem.
Tinidril@midwest.social 3 days ago
A healthcare system that makes everyone dependent on employers really makes it easy for them.
Medicare For All is about a lot more than just healthcare.