Maryland Grocery Store In Top Democrat’s District No Longer Hiring Due To ObamaCare

Snider’s Superfoods, a family owned grocery store located in top House Democrat Chris Van Hollen’s district, is yet another business being hurt by ObamaCare.

The store has decided not to hire any new baggers or cashiers, in order to avoid ObamaCare’s burdensome regulations. The ObamaCare mandate forces small businesses to provide health insurance if they employ 50 or more full time workers.

Mandates such as this – and other taxes, like the Temporary Reinsurance Fee and an Annual Small Business Health Insurance Tax (HIT) – hurt job growth and burden small businesses with unnecessary government red tape.

How many jobs will be lost before the Obama administration realizes the healthcare law hurts more than it helps? And will Chris Van Hollen finally wake up and admit that ObamaCare is costing jobs and economic growth in his own district?

From Free Beacon:

Snider’s Superfoods, family owned and operated since 1946, says that they will not be hiring any new baggers or cashiers in order to avoid the 50 worker threshold, which under the new Obamacare stipulations, would require that they provide health insurance if they employ 50 or more full time workers.

Kevin Kuhlman, Manager of Legislative Affairs at the National Federation of Independent Businesses, explained employers’ financially motivated decision not to hire more workers to avoid the hefty mandate, telling WBFF-MD, “I think small businesses, especially those that offer health insurance, will really see it in their bottom line.”

Another negative component of Obamacare is that businesses are saddled with potential taxes and fees, like the Temporary Reinsurance Fee and an Annual Small Business Health Insurance Tax (HIT). Kuhlman says these taxes and fees could lead to the reduction of around 146,000 jobs.