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[lesgetrich]

Let's just see how it affects unemployment, etc.

The following quote if from the Wikipedia article I referenced earlier:

As of yet, however, only a small percent of companies have shifted their workforce towards more part-time hours (4% in a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis).[261] And labor market experts note that such shifts are not clearly attributable to the implementation of the ACA: pre-existing, long-term trends in working hours,[264] and the effects of the Great Recession correlate with part-time working hour patterns.[265][266] The impact of this provision on employers' decision-making is partially offset by other factors: offering healthcare helps attract and retain employees, while increasing productivity and reducing absenteeism; and to trade a smaller full-time workforce for a larger part-time work force carries costs of training and administration for a business.[261][264][267] In addition, the amount of employers with over 50 employees is relatively small,[261] and over 90% of them already offer insurance,[268] so changes in employer plans from this provision are expected to be small.[260] Workers who do not receive insurance from an employer plan will still be able to purchase insurance on the exchanges.[269]