Star Member applegrove (59,326 posts)
"White House: Health reform hasn't hurt jobs"
White House: Health reform hasn't hurt jobs
by Maggie Fox, NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/white-house-health-reform-hasnt-hurt-jobs-6C10790502
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The White House pushed back on Monday against allegations that healthcare reform is hurting jobs and the economy.
In fact, the restaurant industry – given by many critics as the prime example of a place where jobs and hours would be cut if employers had to provide health insurance – is adding jobs, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition that he not be identified.
“Restaurants have had the fastest job growth among the industries, and even faster than what would be predicted by their sales growth,†said the official.
In addition, health care costs are slowing and by one measure, inflation in health care spending is the lowest it’s been in 49 years, says Council of Economic Advisers chairman Alan Krueger. And to further make its point, the White House posted a Tumblr page extolling the virtues of health reform.
Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-11 06:16 PMhttp://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2417435
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64. Hamburger flipper jobs
That's the ticket to prosperity!
Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-11 06:16 PMYou voted for it, **** you.
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64. Hamburger flipper jobs
That's the ticket to prosperity!
Henry Ford introduced the 40 hour work week.
Barack Obama legislated the 29 hour work week.
Rosa Luxemburg (22,477 posts)
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Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:40 PM
1. That's good news!
In fact, the restaurant industry – given by many critics as the prime example of a place where jobs and hours would be cut if employers had to provide health insurance – is adding jobs, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition that he not be identified.
“Restaurants have had the fastest job growth among the industries, and even faster than what would be predicted by their sales growth,†said the official.
In fact, the restaurant industry – given by many critics as the prime example of a place where jobs and hours would be cut if employers had to provide health insurance – is adding jobs, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition that he not be identified.
“Restaurants have had the fastest job growth among the industries, and even faster than what would be predicted by their sales growth,†said the official.
A soon-to-be-opened call center meant to help teach the public about ObamaCare is under fire for offering many of its new employees part-time positions — in turn denying them benefits under the very law they are helping to implement.
The Contra Costa Times reports the call center, which is set to be opened Oct. 1, attracted about 7,000 applicants for 200 jobs after the county won the right to operate it earlier this year. Many workers and local politicians say they believed that the majority of the positions at the center would be full-time with benefits.
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However, about half the workers were actually offered part-time positions with no benefits. Some say they only learned the positions were part-time after completing an orientation earlier this month.
"It reminded me of that George Clooney movie where he goes around the country firing people ('Up in the Air')," an employee who wished to remain anonymous told the Contra Costa Times. "The woman said, 'I know you were led to believe you would be full time, but things have changed. ... You are actually 'part-time intermittent.'"
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