Obamacare has been a drag on the US economy so far based mostly on uncertainty and on businesses preparing to comply with its various rules, mandates, penaties, taxes, and fees. But a new report from the CBO shows that the law will trap people in unemployment and cause higher deficits, piling onto the national debt while lower tax receipts make it harder for the government to repay.

“Work keeps a bay three great evils: Boredom, Vice and Need.”  Voltaire, 1759 "Work is the surest route out of poverty”   Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister of England