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yardwork

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6. Obamacare liberated people from working for huge corporations.

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:34 AM

Apr 3

For several decades, as the price of healthcare soared, workers were unable to quit jobs with large companies. We were essentially indentured servants.

Obamacare made it possible for people to quit jobs and become entrepreneurs. Small businesses thrived.

I suspect those corporations want their workers back. This is one way to do it.

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My friend operates a small business. He received this note today from his main supplier, also a small business. [View all] bluesbassman Apr 3 OP

Oof UpInArms Apr 3 #1

Intended consequences. dchill Apr 3 #12

Putin's wet dream. n/t Justice matters. Apr 3 #52

The goal is to wipe out all small businesses? Irish_Dem Apr 3 #2

Combination of the two is my guess. bluesbassman Apr 3 #3

The billionaires only care about their profits. Irish_Dem Apr 3 #4

That's just it, they want to destroy the current model so tsf and reich wing oligarchs control most everything. lark Apr 3 #5

Cab sec Howard Lutnick said the quiet part out loud Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #13

My god, what a dumb fuck! sdfernando Apr 3 #18

Steve Jobs was asked about why not robotics instead of Apple moving their manufacturing to china. LiberalArkie Apr 3 #27

Not destroy us Figarosmom Apr 3 #44

Obamacare liberated people from working for huge corporations. yardwork Apr 3 #6

Good point. People were no longer indentured servants for health coverage. Irish_Dem Apr 3 #8

Every year the benefits would get crappier wolfie001 Apr 3 #22

Yes, high deductible, high co pays, little coverage. Irish_Dem Apr 3 #24

Don't get sick wolfie001 Apr 3 #25

Actually, your last couple of sentences or paragraph is wrong, IMO. Dan Apr 3 #21

That's true of Musk and many others, but the messaging is confused. yardwork Apr 3 #35

I agree, and Dan Apr 3 #42

So many things went wrong during the Reagan era. yardwork Apr 3 #47

Automation and UBI CitizenZero Apr 3 #43

Now you care about small businesses? Wilma Woke Apr 3 #7

Enjoy your visit. rzemanfl Apr 3 #14

You're too kind. Wilma Woke Apr 3 #16

Get that next email and screen name rolling Sugarcoated Apr 3 #29

better than Wilma Broke Skittles Apr 3 #39

Ugh SammyWinstonJack Apr 3 #30

Closing down weed shops might help some people make posts Irish_Dem Apr 3 #51

The goal is to wipe out our nation. Trueblue Texan Apr 3 #45

Yes the evil genius plan is working quite well. :( Irish_Dem Apr 3 #50

The goal is to destroy America. iemanja Apr 3 #48

and both those people Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 3 #9

I Just Got An Email From a Clothing Company Deep State Witch Apr 3 #10

These examples are just the tip of the iceberg I'm afraid. bluesbassman Apr 3 #11

Believe Me, I Know Deep State Witch Apr 3 #19

Well.... angrychair Apr 3 #15

Seems like a license to steal. Littlered Apr 3 #17

Why can't they pass on the tariff to the customer? Mosby Apr 3 #20

Struck Me, Too ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #23

Yeah I wondered about that too. bluesbassman Apr 3 #26

No Doubt ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #31

If they stay in place, the tariffs will be devastating. bluesbassman Apr 3 #36

I Only Have One ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #38

Nice! GAS is a hard habit to break! bluesbassman Apr 3 #40

I'm Long Done ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #41

I did a double take on that too Ruby the Liberal Apr 3 #32

We need interviews with business owners in the MSM every day. NoSheep Apr 3 #28

75%? I'm having a hard time Tickle Apr 3 #33

Many raw materials are exempt GreatGazoo Apr 3 #34

I buy a lot of European goods. Just bought sneakers today because my last pair is in pretty bad Raftergirl Apr 3 #37

I would like to see a line item on all goods and products: 'Trump fee for the wealthy' wiggs Apr 3 #46

We knew this was inevitable. anybody who didn't see it coming has been blinded by Trump Love. Martin68 Apr 3 #49