By delaying a
requirement that all large employers provide health insurance, the regime hopes
to avoid the trainwreck of companies vowing to cut jobs or workers’ hours to
avoid the costly mandate.
The failure to launch adds fuel
to the myriad of critics of the signature legislation of The Insufferable
Airhorn.
“You trade off one set of painful
stories for another set of painful stories,” Bob Kocher, a former Obama
health policy advisor, said. “I would think that, if I’m an administration official
today, it’s a way more troublesome news story for people to say that we’re not
ready to launch.”
Obamacare was leading to scores
of workers losing workweek hours—or losing their jobs altogether.
Delaying the employer mandate
until 2015 essentially puts an end to those actions for one year. While the
Treasury Department cited concerns
about the “complexity of the requirements” as the reason for the delay,
observers saw a political motivation as well.
So it’s the law. Just not yet.
Maybe now, in hindsight, reading
the bill before passing it would have been the smart thing to do. Meh.
You know who really feels stupid right now? All those people who bribed the WH for Obamacare waivers. Suckers!
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 2, 2013
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