ObamaCare isn’t only a “gigantic burden” on Ohio taxpayers, it’s also making it more difficult for our small businesses to grow and hire new workers – the last thing we need with an unemployment rate in the double-digits. That’s why Congressman Boehner is fighting to repeal this jobs-killing government takeover of health care and start over with reforms that will actually lower costs for families and employers.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported today the ObamaCare is forcing local restaurants like White Castle to choose between raising prices or slashing coverage – and jobs:
“[T]he bill levies a $3,000-per-employee penalty on companies whose workers pay more than 9.5 percent of household income in premiums for company-provided insurance.
“White Castle, which currently provides insurance to all of its full-time workers and picks up 70 to 89 percent of their premium costs, believes it will likely end up paying those penalties. The financial hit will make it hard for the company to maintain its 421 restaurants, let alone create new jobs, says company spokesman Jamie Richardson. White Castle employs more than 10,000 people nationwide, and more than 1,200 in Ohio. …
“House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, a vocal foe of the changes, says White Castle’s analysis shows how the law’s ‘job-crushing’ impact will be most severe in lower-income areas, where jobs like those at White Castle are most needed.
“‘The irony is that in the name of expanding health care coverage, the administration is making it harder than ever for unskilled workers to get started in the workforce,’ Boehner said in a missive on White Castle’s plight. …
“George Ebinger of New Jersey, who owns several International House of Pancakes restaurants, says the penalties for not insuring his 140 workers will cost roughly half as much as insuring them. He figures he will have to raise prices and possibly lay off workers to come up with the $220,000 he anticipates the penalties will cost.”
Several reports today highlight how the Democrats’ agenda is hurting our economic recovery.
The Daily Caller says “businesses won’t expand or hire because Obama’s policies – particularly the health care bill and the financial regulation bill that is poised to pass – have created too many unknown unknowns.”
And the Los Angeles Times says “[a]dding to the uncertainties” are “the prospects of higher taxes to deal with the federal deficit and higher costs to deal with healthcare and the recent government overhaul of financial regulations.”
On issue after issue, John is championing better solutions that will help create new jobs, cut government spending, stop the bailouts, and get our economy back on track. If you want to help John repeal the Democrats’ government takeover of health care and fight for better solutions, join the team and become a Boehner Campaigner today!
READ MORE:
- Boehner Backs Efforts to Repeal ObamaCare, Start Over With Reforms That Lower Costs (6/30/10)
- ObamaCare a “Gigantic Burden Being Dumped on the Buckeye State” (6/28/10)
- Already Deep in Debt, ObamaCare Slaps Ohio Taxpayers With Another $1.45B (6/18/10)
- Boehner: The Problem Is ObamaCare, Not the Sales Pitch (6/8/10)
- “Terrible” Jobs Report Highlights Need to Cut Spending, Repeal ObamaCare (6/4/10)
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