Karma or cause and effect-cause; loony leftist obamacare that does not consider free market variables. Effect; closes businesses. Dingbat ideology in gov. ruins livelihoods and lives.
Bonnie Doon Ice Cream blames Obamacare for shutdown
An iconic Michiana company is closing.
Tuesday, FOX28 talked with owners of the Bonnie Doon plant and downtown Mishawaka location. They tell us there are many reasons for the shutdown such as the declining economy and the rise in production costs. But the number one factor? The anticipated cost of the Affordable Care Act.
Adam Carroll is owner of the Lincolnway Bonnie Doon. Even though the Bonnie Doon Plant and downtown location are closing, he says he's not going anywhere. "I've been with the company for 21 years, it was my first job and I started working for them when I was 14."
He says the closing plant means he has to find a new ice cream supplier. "With the Obamacare it just will affect the businesses too much so that was their main reason for shutting down the ice cream plant at this time."
FOX28 talked with the CFO who confirmed the anticipation of the Affordable Care Act played a large part in the shut down, something Kyle Hannon, Elkhart Chamber of Commerce President says many small businesses are wrestling with. "Our businesses have been concerned, kind of wondering 'how much is this going to cost? How is it going to impact us?"
He says he doesn't expect any big layoffs or shutdowns like at Bonnie Doon because most companies are already making adjustments. "Companies that were right on the edge of hiring more employees have held back because they don't want to go over that magic 50 employee number."
FOX28 checked with St. Joseph County's Chamber of Commerce as well and they say they have the same concerns.
Under the Affordable Care Act, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees have to offer full-time workers a health care plan and Hannon fears this will stunt company growth. "We're still coming out of the recession and we're doing very well, but you wonder how much better we could be doing now if people could hire large numbers without worrying about implications."
At Bonnie Doon, Carroll is far from 50 employees, but he knows he too will be affected by the health care changes. "Everybody's just kind of uncertain about what's going to happen and what it all entails."
But he says he will do what he can to stay open. The Lincolnway Bonnie Doon ends it's season the day before Thanksgiving. It will close for the winter like usual, but opens again early spring.
A community organizer does have a plan to buy and reopen the plant. You can find more on his plans by clicking here.
Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obamacare-woes-widen-as-insurers-get-wrong-data-2013-10-18
Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data that is straining their ability to handle even the trickle of enrollees who have gotten through so far, in a sign that technological problems extend further than the website traffic and software issues already identified.
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Uberman the Joker is here again spewing foo foo nonsense -where the hell is Batman when you need him?
As always... he's working behind the scenes to bring peace to Gotham ;-)
nonsense-I can see the LIARS coming out even before the Nationalist Party gets started-your all going to go nuts 24/7 at all levels-the school teachers union will quietly issue orders to bad mouth it and even threaten students, the media will go bonkers with lies to smear any canidate- and you lefty operatives will be at it on this site and blogs etc. making up one lie after another but the thing is bama has proved himself an ideological failure-couldn't run an ice cream stand-the only way for your ideology to bhe implemented permanently is by force and we are not there yet-it's still lies, chicanery, gangster ism but
~Absolutely Nancy, the so-called 'tea party' is a Cabal construct & an overt extension of their 'divide & rule' tactics. They prey on base levels of fear generated by millions of ultra-conservative white males who have submitted 'mind, body & spirit' to the 'ignorance is bliss' modus-operandi. ~& Pet Rock, on the flip side of the Multidimensional coin... Chillax! You're going to give yourself a nosebleed ;-)
Conservatives Align with Liberal Values After Meditation
by David Wilder
New research shows that practices like meditation can nudge conservatives' political orientations to the left. Values from both sides of the political spectrum have important roles to play in regard to societal structure.
"Inducing a spiritual experience through a guided meditation exercise led both liberals and conservatives to endorse more liberal political attitudes." says Jordan Peterson, one of the study's authors and professor at University of Toronto's Department of Psychology.
Lead author Jacob Hirsh of the Rotman School of Management says, "While religiousness is characterized by devotion to a specific tradition, set of principles, or code of conduct, spirituality is associated with the direct experience of self-transcendence and the feeling that we're all connected."
Hirsch, Peterson, and Megan Walberg, also from the Department of Psychology, examined their participants' political views in relation to their personal involvement with religion or spirituality in three studies.
The first two studies analyzed participants' political orientations and confirmed that religiousness was correlated with conservatism while spirituality tends to pair with liberalism. These associations were due to a difference in political values. Conservatism and religiousness value the importance of tradition while liberalism and spirituality emphasize the importance of equality and social harmony.
The third study required participants to complete a spiritual exercise accompanied by a guided meditation video. Following the exercise, participants who meditated demonstrated higher levels of spirituality and expressed more liberal political attitudes when compared to a control group. These political opinions include a reduced support for "tough on crime" policies and a preference for liberal political candidates.
"Spiritual experiences seem to make people feel more of a connection with others," says Hirsh. "The boundaries we normally maintain between ourselves and the world tend to dissolve during spiritual experiences. These feelings of self-transcendence make it easier to recognize that we are all part of the same system, promoting an inclusive and egalitarian mindset."
The researchers hope that the studies' findings will not only enhance our global understanding of spirituality but also foster progressive political dialogue.
"The conservative part of religious belief has played an important role in holding cultures together and establishing common rules. The spiritual part, on the other hand, helps cultures renew themselves by adapting to changing circumstances," says Peterson.
"Both right and left are necessary; it's not that either is correct, it's that the dialogue between them produces the best chance we have at getting the balance right. If people could understand that both sides have an important role to play in society, some of the unnecessary tension might be eliminated."
Balance is an integral part of our shared reality and these studies highlight the importance of trying things outside of one's comfort zone. We cannot integrate unfamiliar values into our lives by consistently remaining on one side - whether religious or spiritual, or conservative or liberal. By encouraging others to regularly try new things perhaps we can help regain balance in our world.
http://www.realitysandwich.com/conservatives_align_liberal_values_a...
patriotism ~ exclusive love of one country
altruism~ love for all
which one whould you choose ?
Feather winger-taxes in the US combined are around the same but almost 50% of the population pay no taxes!!
Avatar: So reality is funny? His healthcare PROVES that he's a socialist, among other things.
I was waiting for you to write this FW...........stone age US is just about right................
Too funny ;-)
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