OBAMACARE CRUSHES SMALL BUSINESS

◼ House Republicans are preparing for a vote on Wednesday to delay the ObamaCare individual mandate, in the wake of Barack Obama violating the Constitution to rewrite the law and postpone the employer mandate. - John Hayward/Human Events @Doc_o

Just for good measure, it sounds like the House will ratify the delay of the employer mandate as well, because enforcing the rule of law and holding a President accountable for abusing his office is so… 2008. Also, the Republicans want to emphasize that they think holding off on the mandates is a good idea, and make Obama pay a political price for giving businesses a break while leaving individuals to twist in the wind.

That’s good politics – it’ll be fun watching the Empty Chair threaten to veto a bill that would lift the burden of ObamaCare from the young people he’s desperately trying to squeeze for cash. You kids still have to buy overpriced health insurance, or else pay a special tax Barack Obama designed just for you! Maybe his approval ratings will finally get down in the thirties, where they belong.

But it’s also a very good idea to give businesses a break from that mandate, because ObamaCare is killing a job market already weakened by Obama’s other policies. (Hows that War On Energy going, Mr. President?) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce just released a survey showing that 74 percent of small businesses are planning to fire people, hold off on hiring or cut work hours because of ObamaCare’s expensive mandates.