Economist Mark Perry points out one of the unintended consequences brought about by the president’s new healthcare program:
White Castle has been offering health insurance to its workers [since] 1924, but Obamacare “will make it hard for the company to maintain its 421 restaurants, let alone create new jobs,” says company spokesman Jamie Richardson in this Cleveland Plain Dealer article.
“The Columbus-based family owned restaurant chain — known for serving small square hamburgers called “sliders” — says a single provision in the bill will eat up roughly 55 percent of its yearly net income after 2014. Starting that year, the bill levies a $3,000-per-employee penalty on companies whose workers pay more than 9.5 percent of household income in premiums for company-provided insurance. White Castle, which currently provides insurance to all of its full-time workers and picks up 70 to 89 percent of their premium costs, believes it will likely end up paying those penalties.
Orthodox. Faithful. Free.
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Sure, you can socialize healthcare, nationalize the auto industry, and ramp up the expansion of Executive power… but mess with White Castle? For shame, Mr. President.
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