My youngest daughter's boyfriend is a manager for Papa Johns. He's already been told by corporate that now that Obamacare looks like a sure thing, they will be reducing staff, and phasing all employees into part time positions. I think it would be foolish to assume that they are the only ones with such plans.

But hey, TW has "hope", so I guess we shouldn't be concerned.

Read that about papa johns. I guess that settles it. Plain and simple. There is no hope.

Crappy pizza outrage!

Funny how being optimistic is a bad thing. Telling.

And if hope is all you took from my take on obamacare then you are right. Some things are hopeless.

I take issue with much of the ACA. I was and am against it. But there is both good and bad in there. In total I'm not happy with it but it is here.

Guess you missed that part.

Well with everyone going to 29 hours per week now the unemployment should drop anyways......

There is that.

still wonder about the 29 hours and the poverty level.... I now it'll vary from state to state and minimum wage and stuff... but will cutting someone back to 29 hours qualify them for gubment assistance..?? 😕

TW, my biggest concern about Obamacare, is what it's going to cost us in jobs. I had to drop my health insurance 4 years ago when the economy tanked. As one of the un-insured, I should be happier then a pig in crap about finally getting coverage again, and especially about the part that you poor slobs will be paying for most of it (my current income places me near the poverty level). Instead, I'd much rather have a robust economy that allows me to once again purchase my own. Can't for the life of me understand how some folks think that this new, massive burden on business isn't going to result in massive layoffs, and a possible recession.

But again, dude, we have your "hope", so maybe everything will be fine.

See I can be half empty or full.

(Le Hockey Dad taught me that)

yea. I really haven't thought much about this issue. I'm just hopeful.

I'm sorry.

TW, I understand your expertise, and I'm not trying to dismiss it or belittle you. Forgive me for giving you that impression. Sometimes I'm too sarcastic for my own good. I also understand and appreciate that the current system needs reforming, and that there are things in Obamacare that will be beneficial to many of us. I just don't feel that the possible loss in jobs and resulting damage to the economy is worth the benefits. I very well could be wrong, and for this nation's sake, I hope I am.

I don’t have one of those fancy speech recognition thingies, so I always seem to be a couple posts behind ya.

my puppy-dog recognizes my voice.... 😟

So does mine, but the lazy **** refuses to type.

ya... TW got one of them new fancy Husky models.... I heard he beats it tho... 😟

Number 50 My guess is we agree more than disagree. It's just hard to come to that conclusion in here. It takes the ability to have a more fluid conversation.

Everything will be fine. I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night.

Maybe for Pittsburgh.