Hillary is a statist, through and through. She is the epitome of such – ONLY Government (and those employed by it) can effect good and it MUST be in charge of all aspects of our lives. Even when it is obvious that Government has screwed up and made things worse. Instead of leaving well enough alone, learning its lesson, and let perfectly reasonable adults make their own decision, I am betting that this will turn out QUITE badly. Notice what she DOESN’T say? Emphasis mine:
On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton belatedly acknowledges that Obamacare, a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act, gave employers an enormous incentive to move their employees from full-time to part-time:
“That’s why they’re going to part-time, that and also the Affordable Care Act. You know, we’ve got to change that because we have built in some unfortunate incentives that discourage full-time employment. A lot of employers believe if you don’t work 40 hours a week, you don’t get benefits, and that includes you don’t get a health care benefit; that might include you’re not eligible for the Family and Medical Leave; you’re not eligible if they have paid sick days. So there is a disincentive within our system that we need to deal with, and I’m really worried about it because there’s a trend to try to move more and more people into part-time work.”
The whole idea to redefine what full time work was is a decision by Democrats, to define it downward to 30 hours/week, for the purposes of Obamacare. It was MEANT to make it so that companies HAD to pay for additional benefits they otherwise would not be on the hook. Democrats were quite proud of this fiat decision, never thinking that the private sector would NEVER react to it. That’s the Progressive mindset / worldview:
Our Subjects are too stupid to change and react to what we do. Status Quo rules!
It didn’t turn out that way, did it? Else why would she be talking about all those benefit programs SHE wants to give to everyone – as if it is within the Feds Constitutional mandate to determine that. Although she says “we have built in some unfortunate incentives that discourage full-time employment“, notice that she NEVER apologies for it. Never says “I’m sorry I voted for this and caused harm to individuals”. Nope, not a single syllable taking responsibility.
Nope, but look how she subtly and deftly TRIES to turn the table by the deflection of blaming companies – instead of going along with the GLORIOUS gifts Dems wanted to give you (by the use of other peoples’ money), they acted in their own best interest. Except she gives the innuendo that it is the greed of company bosses that won’t “give” you what she believes is best.
No, she’s not really going to change Obamacare all that much. What she IS going to do, she of the Greedy for Power Political Class, is to double down and MAKE companies do this. I bet that it will come down to diktats that will embody “IF you employ someone for any amount of time, hours won’t matter – they WILL get these benefits”. You will be made to care – and pay for it.
Actually, we all will be made to pay – and paychecks will shrink because of it. But make no mistake – she will feel good about it.
In other words, she will further the Progressive cause of outsourcing welfare to the private sector.
(H/T: The Corner)