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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (768626)	2/9/2014 5:30:18 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Recommended By J_F_Shepard Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578510

Fair enough. I don't really buy into the conclusion that people are going to willingly remain poor, though. It isn't so great. There are all kinds of reasons for the decline in socio-economic mobility in this country. The ACA isn't going to change that much. If some people choose to work less, for whatever reason, unless there is a decline in the demand for labor those labor hours are going to be filled by someone else. So I am not seeing the downside here. If unemployment gets low enough, then wages get raised to attract employees. We saw that happen in the 1990s. And yes, both parties have been bought. One difference though, the Democrats at least occasionally tries to do something for the middle class and not just the 1%. The Republicans don't even try. This won't change until we get money out of elections. And it may already be too late. On the plus side, Rome didn't reach its height until it was a dictatorship...

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (768626)	2/9/2014 10:59:40 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1578510

<<The link i-node posted seems to clearly state that the CBO ended up using Mulligan's data so I think it's safe to say his data is factual in its essence. Obamacare will cause around 2.5 million workers to work less.>> No, no no. The ACA will allow 2.5 million to quit their jobs to either take other jobs, start businesses or stay at home. Because now they can get quality affordable health care. That in itself should be clear as to how much better it is than the extortion going on before. But in addition, when people quit jobs that opens up a spot for an unemployed person, plus when people quit to start businesses it creates jobs. So the ACA create jobs, not reduce them. That will reduce the unemployment rate and save people money for their health care. Can't you pubs understand that?