As for Affordable Care and the cutting of hours, do you really think employers haven't been doing this for years already? I know plenty that will keep employees at 30 hours rather than pay for medical benefits because they are so unaffordable. And remember the days when your employer paid for them? And when your doctor could decide whether you needed a test or not? Not the insurance company? Or what medicine you should take?

Medical care has gotten out of control in this country and we have to do something. I don't know enough about the Affordable Care Act to decide if it will do it, but it's better than nothing, which is what too many people have now.

As for unemployment, Joe, yes, I agree, it needs to be lower. But at least it's headed in the right direction. As for your cousin, Vinnie, if he was an attorney working at an office that didn't already offer medical benefits, he needed a new job anyway. The Affordable Care Act will only impact those that don't already have insurance.