Obama is delaying the enforcement of the employer mandate beyond the 2014 Congressional elections. As the Washington Examiner explains, “Politically, the decision smacks of the Obama administration wanting to defer the impact of the law on businesses during the 2014 midterm election year, avoiding headlines about businesses cutting staff levels or reducing worker hours to get around the mandate. But it could also be politically dangerous, by reinforcing the idea that the law is a looming train wreck. Republicans can now also run on an argument that if voters elect them, they’ll prevent this horrible policy — so horrible that even the Obama administration had to delay it for a year — from ever going into effect.” Another wild card is the authority (or lack thereof) of the Executive Branch of the government to unilaterally postpone one of the law’s provisions; this question will likely wind up in court. Read more at inquisitr/828255/obamacare-employer-mandate-postponed-for-one-year/#BdAbG9ix5sPdxDEU.99
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:50:25 +0000
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