Quote Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
Gee, Rob, tell that to part-time Trader Joes employees who have now lost their employer-provided health insurance.

http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/17...r-part-timers/

Or those who buy private insurance who are now facing much higher rates because of Obamacare.

I know many people who originally thought Obamacare was a good thing. But due to the "unintended consequences," they are now, to put it bluntly, screwed.

It's affecting the finances of one couple so badly, they are investigating going to the husband's home country (UK) and the wife renouncing her American citizenship. I have no details about their situation, other than what's in the previous sentence.
Tradd, correct me if I am wrong.....I understand that in the Trader Joes instance, the workers are being pushed onto the health care exchanges, and since they are PT, they are more than likely going to get heavy subsidation, so what the actually pay for premiums is not going to be all that bad. They are also getting a one time check of $500 from Trader Joes to help with premiums. If they end out paying something like $78 a month, that $500 will go a long way in covering them. I would not be at all surprised to see more companies doing this and I for one embrace this as it means not having health insurance linked to employment. Just think! This means that you need you employer a little less if you have some savings! To me this is incredible.....but then the American work ethic, work above most all else, has never worked for me either, so it's only natural I'd want insurance to be separate from work. Rob