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The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued

Posted on | July 11, 2013 | 44 Comments

The road to Hell is paved by liberal Democrats:

An upstate New York grocery chain that had been praised for offering health insurance to its part-time employees will eliminate those benefits as a result of the federal health-care law passed in 2010.
“Several Wegmans employees confirmed part-time health benefits had been cut and said the company said the decision was related to changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act,” the Buffalo News reported late Wednesday. Under the so-called ObamaCare law, “part-time employees are not eligible for health insurance subsidies if their employer offers insurance,” the newspaper noted. By eliminating the employer-provided benefit, Wegmans makes its part-time employees eligible for government coverage funded by taxpayers.

Moe Lane points out that this boomerangs against workers who are always told they will benefit by voting for Democrats. But even if you stipulate (as I do not) that Democrats care more about “working families,” this does not necessarily translate to Democrat policies that actually benefit the people about whom Democrats care. Have none of these people ever read Mises, Hayek, Friedman, Sowell?

Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional.

The Weekly Standard has a video report from WHAM-TV:

 

Category: Economics, Health Care

Comments

44 Responses to “The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued”

  1. Citzcom
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:43 am

    The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued: The road to Hell is paved by libe… http://t.co/seBUsYTt8l

  2. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:45 am

    The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  3. LeatherPenguin
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:45 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  4. FriedrichHayek
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:46 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  5. sustain05
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:46 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  6. mkues65
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:47 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  7. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:49 am

    “The road to Hell is paved by liberal Democrats” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH | @danielhalper @moelane @instapundit @ellencarmichael

  8. NPJules
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:50 am

    RT @rsmccain: “The road to Hell is paved by liberal Democrats” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH | @danielhalper @moelane @instapundit @ellencarmichael

  9. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:50 am

    “Have none of these people ever read Mises, Hayek, Friedman, Sowell?” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH

  10. MarkTrueblood
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:52 am

    “But we had GOOD INTENTIONS!!!” The perverse incentives and unintended consequences of the ACA. http://t.co/5rc89uMuzg via @rsmccain

  11. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:53 am

    RT @MarkTrueblood: “But we had GOOD INTENTIONS!!!” The perverse incentives and unintended consequences of the ACA. http://t.co/5rc89uMuzg v…

  12. Norsu2
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:55 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  13. slewfan
    July 11th, 2013 @ 11:55 am

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  14. pamnsc
    July 11th, 2013 @ 12:04 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  15. kazoolist
    July 11th, 2013 @ 12:09 pm

    Obamacare comes to Upstate NY. #Wegmans #Obamacare http://t.co/ueDkkt4gPW

  16. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm

    RT @kazoolist: Obamacare comes to Upstate NY. #Wegmans #Obamacare http://t.co/ueDkkt4gPW

  17. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 12:31 pm

    “Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional.” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot

  18. elizZAhhhbeth
    July 11th, 2013 @ 12:48 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  19. Connie Alsip
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm

    The affordable care bill is a hoax by Obozo on the American public. It’s so unweildy that no one seems to know how to implement it, and who in God’s green earth wants the IRS in their health plan? Not me. And I don’t think anyone else wants it either.

  20. Buffalobob
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:01 pm

    The question should be what will be the net cost for health coverage paid by the employees? By the way this area of NY supported and voted to make Hillary their senator. So if they have to pay more for health care, tough bunzies..

  21. Josh_Painter
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:19 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  22. gary4205
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:20 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  23. Josh_Painter
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “The road to Hell is paved by liberal Democrats” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH | @danielhalper @moelane @instapundit @ellencarmichael

  24. Josh_Painter
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “Have none of these people ever read Mises, Hayek, Friedman, Sowell?” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH

  25. Wintery_Knight
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:27 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  26. Chas C-Q
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:31 pm

    Government is the very wellspring of perverse incentives.

    “Unintended” consequences? Getting everyone (eventually) onto single-payer was the whole point. The insurance industry is merely the Sonderkommando of the process.

  27. Simone Davis
    July 11th, 2013 @ 1:42 pm

    Simone Davis liked this on Facebook.

  28. Josh_Painter
    July 11th, 2013 @ 2:02 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional.” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot

  29. DJM1968
    July 11th, 2013 @ 2:12 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional.” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot

  30. Ruben_Solis_
    July 11th, 2013 @ 3:02 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  31. PubliusNV
    July 11th, 2013 @ 3:35 pm

    The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/pMzMALPMNs

  32. rsmccain
    July 11th, 2013 @ 3:44 pm

    RT @BeccaJLower: @rsmccain: Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional. http://t.co/MWTOFyQDgd Plz RT! #tcot #tlot #ccot #teap…

  33. ComradeArthur
    July 11th, 2013 @ 3:48 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “Have none of these people ever read Mises, Hayek, Friedman, Sowell?” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH

  34. WMassRepub
    July 11th, 2013 @ 3:55 pm

    RT @rsmccain: The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH #tcot #Wegmans

  35. Adjoran
    July 11th, 2013 @ 4:05 pm

    Just so. Obama doesn’t have to get single payer himself. He only has to destroy the existing system of private and employer-supplied insurance beyond repair, so there is nothing left.

    Phillip Klein compares this to the old Robert Moses tactic on urban projects: he would start building a park, for example, with the appropriated money and just leave it unfinished until the politicians gave him more. http://po.st/AQIuiK

  36. neonyorkie
    July 11th, 2013 @ 4:07 pm

    RT @BeccaJLower: @rsmccain: Oh, I’m sorry: They’re Democrats. Knowledge is optional. http://t.co/MWTOFyQDgd Plz RT! #tcot #tlot #ccot #teap…

  37. GulfDogs
    July 11th, 2013 @ 6:08 pm

    ?The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued?http://t.co/3mr3irTNkN

  38. thatMrGguy
    July 11th, 2013 @ 7:16 pm

    The Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences of ObamaCare, Continued http://t.co/YkBeQU9onB

  39. Jonovich
    July 11th, 2013 @ 7:54 pm

    The same people that vote for Democrats will be the first to believe the media’s claim that “it’s the Republicans fault!” that they don’t have insurance.
    .
    In all seriousness, the biggest enemy is not liberal politicians. It’s the liberal media.

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  41. ChandlersGhost
    July 11th, 2013 @ 10:19 pm

    When Democrats talk about “working families,” they mean government workers and people on welfare. In all fairness, Democrats care more about those people than they care about people who actually work.

  42. ChandlersGhost
    July 11th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm

    When Democrats talk about “working families,” they mean government workers and people on welfare. In all fairness, Democrats do care more about those people than they do about people who actually work.

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  44. ArtistdeeLd
    July 13th, 2013 @ 9:45 pm

    RT @rsmccain: “The road to Hell is paved by liberal Democrats” http://t.co/IoEymDWjPH | @danielhalper @moelane @instapundit @ellencarmichael