As a self-proclaimed "conservative" I know what I'm supposed to think about the new healthcare legislation, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as "Obamacare." Although sometimes it seems like I'm supposed to be against this thing (and anything else initiated by the current administration) just to be contrarian, I know that there were specific aspects of the bill that small business owners and entrepreneurs really feared, particularly the bits about forcing these small businesses to provide healthcare coverage to their employees. This despite the absolutely burdensome costs that would literally cause many of these small business to either fire those employees or shut their doors.
I recently came across this article that seems to sum up the major points of the bill quite nicely. Honestly, after reading this summarization I just don't feel so bad about this legislation anymore. My question is this: what have I missed? Are there points in the article that were not presented fairly? Do I simply not understand the other impacts, either positive or negative that this legislation will have?
I'm looking for honest answers here. Please leave a comment.