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Hereeeeeeee's those layoffs those layoffs we voted for last November!

Kroger- "Obamacare could result in tens of thousands of Kroger employees being limited to working 28 hours per week."

Darden Restaurants- According to the Orlando Sentinel, Darden Restaurants, a casual dining chain best known for their Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, is "experimenting with limiting the hours of some of its workers to avoid health care requirements under the Affordable Care Act when they take effect in 2014".

JANCOA Janitorial Services- "The CEO of JANCOA, Mary Miller, testified to Congress that Obamacare was a "dream killer","

•Smith & Nephew - 770 layoffs
•Abbott Labs - 700 layoffs
•Covidien - 595 layoffs
•Kinetic Concepts - 427 layoffs
•St. Jude Medical - 300 layoffs
•Hill Rom - 200 layoffs

As for that seemingly innocuous 2.3% tax on medical devices? Well it is not so painless after all. It seems that a firm up in Michigan (Stryker Corp.) has plans to lay off 1,000 workers as the direct result of the new tax which took effect on Jan. 1st---- “In a statement Tuesday, Stryker President and CEO Kevin A. Lobo made it clear that the layoffs were directly related to the increased costs on business imposed by the Affordable Care Act, which is scheduled to be fully implemented in 2014.

“Stryker remains significantly concerned with the upcoming medical device excise tax and its negative impact on jobs and innovation, and will continue to work with Congress to try to repeal the tax,” said Lobo.----
http://www.examiner.com/article/stryker-...device-tax

Welcome to your 'fundamentally changed' face of America.
"The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either." – Benjamin Franklin