Saturday, June 22, 2013

41% of the businesses surveyed have frozen hiring because of Obamacare - Gallup Poll

From a Gallup Poll Summarized by CNBC
  • 41% of the businesses surveyed have frozen hiring because of Obamacare
  • 19% have reduced the number of employees as a specific result of Obamacare 
  • 38% of the small business owners said they "have pulled back on their plans to grow their business" because of Obamacare 
  • 5% think the law will actually lower healthcare costs 
  • 13% believe the law will lead to an improvement in the quality of healthcare 
    The poll was taken by 603 owners whose businesses have under $20 million in annual sales.