Originally Posted by
fjpod
The fact that we can't compete with China for jobs has nothing to do with the ACA. We have been losing jobs to them for decades. Actually, if you have read the NYTimes lately, there was an article about how energy costs in China, transportation costs, etc. are going up there to the point where Chinese companies are coming to North America (US and Mexico) with their factories...Much like the Japanese automakers did.
And as far as "many businesses have already decided to cut back on their plans..." Do you have a source for this statement other the court of public opinion? Businesses over 50 employees are going to have to offer an inhouse plan in 2015, this part of the ACA was delayed one year after an agreement with the administration and businesses to give them an extra year to get ready. So, Obama did make some concessions. If businesses don't have a plan by then they will be penalized...so basically, they will start up plans.
And yes, the ACA does exempt some groups that ALREADY HAVE health insurance plans...because they were already being responsible to their employees. We may not particularly like these groups (Congress, labor unions, etc.) but they are not the problem.
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