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You can't polish a turd.
Bingo
You can't polish a turd.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_23733819/concord-half-call-center-jobs-will-be-part
"CONCORD -- Earlier this year, Contra Costa County won the right to run a health care call center, where workers will answer questions to help implement the president's Affordable Care Act. Area politicians called the 200-plus jobs it would bring to the region an economic coup.
Now, with two months to go before the Concord operation opens to serve the public, information has surfaced that about half the jobs are part-time, with no health benefits -- a stinging disappointment to workers and local politicians who believed the positions would be full-time."
Welcome to the world of part time jobs. It is going to be the new norm under ACA. Two full time workers (80 hours) is going to cost more than three part time guys (87 hours combined). Why would businesses pay more money for less production?
Interesting article I read on the disincentives of the part time section if ACA. Pretty compelling numbers and shows some of the underlying flawed numbers of ACA.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2...omics-of-part-time-employment-continued/?_r=0
We are going to have an economy of dual part time jobs which is going to wreak havoc on the already difficult family lives of the middle and lower income citizens.
The ACA is a scapegoat for employers to increase their bottom line by shedding the expenses of humans vs. computers that they have been waiting to do for years. It's capitalism. It makes sense.
Now are mercenary part-time workers as productive as full-time employees with some skin in the game is a different question.
The ACA is a scapegoat for employers to increase their bottom line by shedding the expenses of humans vs. computers that they have been waiting to do for years. It's capitalism. It makes sense.
Now are mercenary part-time workers as productive as full-time employees with some skin in the game is a different question.
Welcome to the world of part time jobs. It is going to be the new norm under ACA. Two full time workers (80 hours) is going to cost more than three part time guys (87 hours combined). Why would businesses pay more money for less production?
Interesting article I read on the disincentives of the part time section if ACA. Pretty compelling numbers and shows some of the underlying flawed numbers of ACA.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2...omics-of-part-time-employment-continued/?_r=0
We are going to have an economy of dual part time jobs which is going to wreak havoc on the already difficult family lives of the middle and lower income citizens.
What exactly has kept them from doing it sooner?
Go on...
What's the question?
I'm pragmatic, not naïve and stupid.
Actually, in hindsight I am naïve and stupid.
Nearly 10,000 Doctors Opted Out Of Medicare Last Year.
The Wall Street Journal (7/29, A1, Beck, Subscription Publication, 2.29M), in a front-page article titled, “More Doctors Steer Clear Of Medicare,” reports that ahead of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, more doctors are opting out of Medicare, or limiting the amount of patients using Medicare that they see. According to the Journal, CMS figures show that nearly 10,000 doctors opted out of Medicare in 2012 as compared to 3,700 in 2009. The Journal notes that there are still 685,000 doctors who treat Medicare patients, but more than a third of primary care doctors are not