Whether it was deliberately included in order to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, or whether it was inadvertently left in because of carelessness, there is one BIG item that is presently implied by the law that may sabotage the ENTIRE Affordable Care Act.
This toxic item is the mandatory reduction in adjunct (part-time) college professors' working hours due to the ACA.
So, why is this item toxic?
It is because the majority of college professors are, in fact, part-time faculty. Colleges do this to reduce the costs of faculty (Some estimates indicate that nationally, some 70% of all college professors are adjuncts!)
And, it should be noted that most adjunct professors are barely getting by.
Reducing their working hours -- and their salary! -- is not likely to make these adjunct professors very happy.
If the majority of college professors are not happy with Obamacare -- What are these professors going to tell their students about Obamacare?
And, because to make the economics of the law work, it is necessary that a majority of young, healthy citizens sign up for insurance through the exchanges -- The young, healthy citizens that are most likely sign up for insurance through the ACA exchanges are college students.
So, just what do you think is going to happen to the implementation of the ACA, if young, healthy college students DON'T sign up for health insurance, because of the negative impression of Obamacare that they are getting from all of their college professors that are being HURT by this apparently obligatory aspect of Obamacare?
If this was intended as a deliberate sabotage of Obamacare, it is very cunning and crafty...
Are the people in charge of the rollout Obamacare aware of this toxic aspect of the law?
Yes, the intent of the law was to provide this segment of the population with health insurance.
However, in my particular case, I have been told that I will NOT be employed starting this coming January, because of Obamacare.
And it is particularly ironic, that President Obama spoke to promote the ACA at my college (Prince George's Community College) less than a month ago, on September 26...
However, my question is not, "How do I pay for health insurance come next year?"
My question is, "How do I pay for rent then? -- or even for food?"
(Also, as an "education worker" I am not eligible for unemployment compensation!)
...And, how many other adjunct professors are there in my same situation?
And -- what will happen if this problem is not solved right away?
See for example:
Honey, They Shrunk My Job
http://www.nationalreview.com/
ObamaCare List Hits 313 As 54 Colleges Cut Adjunct Hours
http://news.investors.com/
Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the average income of an adjunct has fallen to $2,700 per course, less than $25,000 per year, and this is to prevent colleges and universities from having to provide benefits.
http://www.collegian.com/2013/
Obamacare trainwreck: bankrupting, hurting and killing America
http://
This toxic item is the mandatory reduction in adjunct (part-time) college professors' working hours due to the ACA.
So, why is this item toxic?
It is because the majority of college professors are, in fact, part-time faculty. Colleges do this to reduce the costs of faculty (Some estimates indicate that nationally, some 70% of all college professors are adjuncts!)
And, it should be noted that most adjunct professors are barely getting by.
Reducing their working hours -- and their salary! -- is not likely to make these adjunct professors very happy.
If the majority of college professors are not happy with Obamacare -- What are these professors going to tell their students about Obamacare?
And, because to make the economics of the law work, it is necessary that a majority of young, healthy citizens sign up for insurance through the exchanges -- The young, healthy citizens that are most likely sign up for insurance through the ACA exchanges are college students.
So, just what do you think is going to happen to the implementation of the ACA, if young, healthy college students DON'T sign up for health insurance, because of the negative impression of Obamacare that they are getting from all of their college professors that are being HURT by this apparently obligatory aspect of Obamacare?
If this was intended as a deliberate sabotage of Obamacare, it is very cunning and crafty...
Are the people in charge of the rollout Obamacare aware of this toxic aspect of the law?
Yes, the intent of the law was to provide this segment of the population with health insurance.
However, in my particular case, I have been told that I will NOT be employed starting this coming January, because of Obamacare.
And it is particularly ironic, that President Obama spoke to promote the ACA at my college (Prince George's Community College) less than a month ago, on September 26...
However, my question is not, "How do I pay for health insurance come next year?"
My question is, "How do I pay for rent then? -- or even for food?"
(Also, as an "education worker" I am not eligible for unemployment compensation!)
...And, how many other adjunct professors are there in my same situation?
And -- what will happen if this problem is not solved right away?
See for example:
Honey, They Shrunk My Job
http://www.nationalreview.com/
ObamaCare List Hits 313 As 54 Colleges Cut Adjunct Hours
http://news.investors.com/
Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the average income of an adjunct has fallen to $2,700 per course, less than $25,000 per year, and this is to prevent colleges and universities from having to provide benefits.
http://www.collegian.com/2013/
Obamacare trainwreck: bankrupting, hurting and killing America
http://
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