PICKET: Companies plan massive layoffs as Obamacare becomes reality

[Will E Worm]

PICKET: Companies plan massive layoffs as Obamacare becomes reality

Freedom Works has put together a list of companies that will be laying off employees as a result of President Barack Obama's health care law:

Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, a company that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment in central New York, announced in September that they would be laying off 275 employees, or roughly 10% of their workforce over the next three years. One of the major reasons discussed for the layoffs was a proactive response to the Medical Device Tax mandated by the new healthcare law.

Dana Holding Corp.

As recently as a week ago, a global auto parts manufacturing company in Ohio known as Dana Holding Corp., warned their employees of potential layoffs, citing "$24 million over the next six years in additional U.S. health care expenses". After laying off several white collar staffers, company insiders have hinted at more to come. The company will have to cover the additional $24 million cost somehow, which will likely equate to numerous cuts in their current workforce of 25,500 worldwide.

Stryker

One of the biggest medical device manufacturers in the world, Stryker will close their facility in Orchard Park, New York, eliminating 96 jobs in December. Worse, they plan on countering the medical device tax in Obamacare by slashing 5% of their global workforce - an estimated 1,170 positions.

Boston Scientific

In October of 2009, Boston Scientific CEO Ray Elliott, warned that proposed taxes in the health care reform bill could "lead to significant job losses" for his company. Nearly two years later, Elliott announced that the company would be cutting anywhere between 1,200 and 1,400 jobs, while simultaneously shifting investments and workers overseas - to China.

Medtronic

In March of 2010, medical device maker Medtronic warned that Obamacare taxes could result in a reduction of precisely 1,000 jobs. That plan became reality when the company cut 500 positions over the summer, with another 500 set for the end of 2013.

Others

A short list of other companies facing future layoffs at the hands of Obamacare:

Smith & Nephew - 770 layoffs
Abbott Labs - 700 layoffs
Covidien - 595 layoffs
Kinetic Concepts - 427 layoffs
St. Jude Medical - 300 layoffs
Hill Rom - 200 layoffs
Beyond the complete elimination of a significant number of American jobs is another looming problem created by the health care law - a shift from full-time to part-time workers.

Sean Hackbarth of Free Enterprise explains:

A JP Morgan economist "points out that 8.3 million people are working in part-time jobs even though they'd prefer full-time work. Unfortunately, because of President Obama’s health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), workers in the hotel, restaurant, and retail industries could be pushed into part-time jobs working less than 30 hours per week."

"Under the health care law, if a company has more than 50 “full time equivalent” workers, a combination of full and part-time employees, but doesn’t offer “affordable” coverage that meets the government’s minimum value standard, the company will have to pay a penalty. This penalty is determined by the number of full-time employees minus 30 full-time employees. So to reiterate a very important point: part-time workers are not part of the penalty formula. The health care law creates a perverse incentive to hire part-time versus full-time workers."

Tangible examples of Obamacare causing a reduction in full-time workers:

Darden Restaurants

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Darden Restaurants, a casual dining chain best known for their Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, is "experimenting with limiting the hours of some of its workers to avoid health care requirements under the Affordable Care Act when they take effect in 2014".

JANCOA Janitorial Services

The CEO of JANCOA, Mary Miller, testified to Congress that Obamacare was a "dream killer", adding that one option she had to consider "is reducing the majority of my team members to part-time employment in order to reduce the amount that I will be penalized."

Kroger

The American retailer in Cincinnati, Ohio recently was reported to be planning a significant slashing of their hourly workers. Doug Ross writes:

Operative Faith (a mid-level manager with the company) reveals that Kroger will soon join the ranks of Darden Restaurants and slash the hours of its non-exempt (hourly) workers to avoid millions in Obamacare penalties.

According to the source, Obamacare could result in tens of thousands of Kroger employees being limited to working 28 hours per week.

Summary

This is by no means, meant to be an exhaustive list. But it is meant to provide examples of real companies, real jobs, and real names, soon to be added to the growing list of employment casualties provided by the inevitable implementation of Obamacare.

Last night, America voted for four more years of President Obama and his destructive economic and health care policies. By extension, America last night voted their approval of the aforementioned layoffs and overall work reduction.

Now we must accept the inevitable. Welcome to mourning in America.

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Thumbs up..... Because you were told this would happen. :clap:

Welcome to the third world! Obama cost you your jobs! :elaugh:


We told you so!

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[corcam]

Ya right we'll see!Once you hillbillies get H/C years from now you'll be like the medicare people now putting up signs that say "take you're government hands of my medicare" but i'll say "Take you're goverrnment hands off by Obamacare".Every CIVILIzed country in the world has better H/C than US,& its nationalized!If you don't want it opt out & have NOTHING!

THE COUNTRY HAS SPOKEN, HILLBILLIES O,Sane people 1.Get over it & stop fighting the Civil War "ya'll" got your asses kicked,now shut up & join the civilized world & thank god every day for the wellfare you recieve from the more progessive ,prosperous nothren states,or we might just cut you off!

 

[Will E Worm]

Ya right we'll see!Once you hillbillies get H/C years from now you'll be like the medicare people now putting up signs that say "take you're government hands of my medicare" but i'll say "Take you're goverrnment hands off by Obamacare".Every CIVILIzed country in the world has better H/C than US,& its nationalized!If you don't want it opt out & have NOTHING!

THE COUNTRY HAS SPOKEN, HILLBILLIES O,Sane people 1.Get over it & stop fighting the Civil War "ya'll" got your asses kicked,now shut up & join the civilized world & thank god every day for the wellfare you recieve from the more progessive ,prosperous nothren states,or we might just cut you off!

Hillbillies? Why the racist language?

No, America without Obamacare has the best healthcare system.

Medicare is when you're retired or disabled. Nothing wrong with that.

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corcam Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts 585, why start commenting in the talk section now? Suspicious.

 

[wdoall]

So, ******* people to get insurance so we the people aren't stuck paying for default emergency bills is socialist? Sounds like making people take responsibility for them selves just like conservatives have been demanding for years

 

[Mayhem]

So, ******* people to get insurance so we the people aren't stuck paying for default emergency bills is socialist? Sounds like making people take responsibility for them selves just like conservatives have been demanding for years

Cupcake is hoping we forget that this was a Republican plan before it was a Democratic plan.

 

[wdoall]

What, just because Tombstone did it first. The fact the same people wrote both plans and the differences were ones the republicans asked for.

 

[wdoall]

Sorry, spell check got me. Romney not tombstone

 

[corcam]

Will Worm sources?Look up healthcare ranking WW we ARE No. #37WW & behind Costa Rica what a great country to be BEHIND!.****** mortality very poor here WW, similar to turd world countries.Social medice is bad?Look at the countries who have it their elderly are all in better shape than ours.Look the US ******* not only elderly patients but also young ones!Obama closed the loop holes for you & all of the pre-existing condition refusal,ohhhh he's soooooo bad!!!!!Yes if you are of the top 2% maybe your H/C is great but not for the overwhelming masses!

Why have I posted now ,I did'nt realize the "Worm' does'nt allow it,& because I'm tired of the racist south ,that is a drain on the US economy,is continueing the Civil war!Look at the map of the 2012 election. it looks like an 1860s CW one!!Look at facts, like red states ARE gettin back much more than they put in,or dare you look?Hillbilly is a non racist term for redneck or ignorant southerners that are truly racist!Do you even know what racist means?Look it up,I'm not your teacher.

 

[wdoall]

why is that when you bring up fax that will e worm cant the fund he quits posting and start a new thread

 

[StanScratch]

You saw it here = the worm is for Americans losing their jobs. The fuck really is a traitor to his country.

 

[corcam]

I agree 100% in America with our current President on the H/C issue , we will become a better nation for it.& I thank Stan... & wdoall for you're comments of truth!The Worm ,well there is something about a name a man chooses!!!!!Anyone on the FACT of H/C that denies we in the US are paying the most in to it & getting the WORST in quality, than all socialized H/C countries WW, is ignorant & a fact denyer. The world is wrong & we are the only ones right on it,thats stuff the head shinkers say is a sign of insanity.I have cousins who have Nat. H/C & believe me they are much better off than I am with the POS insurer I have here in the States!

 

[Will E Worm]

why is that when you bring up fax that will e worm cant the fund he quits posting and start a new thread

Do you speak English? Fax = facts? can't the fund?

You saw it here = the worm is for Americans losing their jobs. The fuck really is a traitor to his country.

No, anyone who voted for anti-American Obama is a traitor to their country.



Corcam

 

[itcouldbeme]

They'll be able to find other jobs cause many workers will be reduced to below "full time" and others will be hired to pick up the slack...

So we will end up with a 50% increase in the jobs available, and the now lower paid people will be able to get medicaid...

Problem solved...

 

[StanScratch]

No, anyone who voted for anti-American Obama is a traitor to their country.



Corcam

Anyone who attempts to infringe on or question the voting rights of another American does not deserve to live in this country. Go ahead and move to Iran, where only one candidate is available. You are not needed here.

 

[Will E Worm]

They'll be able to find other jobs cause many workers will be reduced to below "full time" and others will be hired to pick up the slack...

So we will end up with a 50% increase in the jobs available, and the now lower paid people will be able to get medicaid...

Problem solved...

Under-paid, under-employed, and third world conditions.

Anyone who attempts to infringe on or question the voting rights of another American does not deserve to live in this country. Go ahead and move to Iran, where only one candidate is available. You are not needed here.

So, now we can't question? Liberalism is destroying America. You are part of the problem. Not people like me.

You leave.

 

[wdoall]

sorry worm my voice recognition software didn't pick up what I said clearly next time I'll proofread . but that still doesn't change the facts that Obama in his first 4 years acted more like a moderate Republican then like a liberal Democrat or a socialist like you like to say. so I actually look at his voting record like how he ****** the Environmental Protection Act and extended the Bush tax cuts before you continue to talk out of ignorance .

 

[Johan]

No, anyone who voted for anti-American Obama is a traitor to their country.

61.000.000 traitors.
Talk about a great nation

 

[corcam]

So you are for the shutting down of this wesite,anti-abortoin ant-contraception?All infringments on personnal liberty via the GOP!Go to a totalitarian country where they ban these rights & really you should not be on a ste like this,your bou Mitt the **** is against this kind of "immorality" so why don't you pelase hinm & go away.If not they have names for your kind,its called a Hypocrite, typical the lot you come from.The do as I say not as I do Republicans,who I might add were handed their ASSES to them.

 

[StanScratch]

Under-paid, under-employed, and third world conditions.





So, now we can't question? Liberalism is destroying America. You are part of the problem. Not people like me.

You leave.

Of course you can question...but when you accuse more than half of American voters for being traitors because they used their right to vote, you prove that your worth is absolutely nothing.

 

[xfire]

No, anyone who voted for anti-American Obama is a traitor to their country.

How's that? By voting? Isn't that what we liberated Iraq for?