#Obamacare is making us a “part-time” nation

Did you hear about the new Obamacare Video contest being sponsored by the HHS? It’s the Federal Government’s newest plan to reach “…younger Americans who are skeptical of the need for health coverage…“.

If I had a vote, I’d declare Lisa Benson at Townhall.com the winner right now:

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And if you had ANY doubts, Ms. Benson is right on the money here:

Tired of poor Customer Service? Blame our Culture of Dependency

Excellent Customer Service is one of the clichéd catch phrases that every company SAYS is important to them, but too few seem to really emulate.

It’s evidenced by the automated phone messages that repeatedly assure us that “our call is important to them”, and then make us jump through an endless labyrinth of prompts and codes. We see it with the grocery store cashier who doesn’t even make eye contact with us as he or she drones “…have a nice day…” in a Ben Stein-ian monotone. 

It’s not like this is rocket science, gang: a sincere smile, a pleasant “how may I assist you?”, and then actively helping us is really all we want.

We just don’t get it very often.

Jay Carney denies that #Obamacare is creating a Tsunami of Part-time jobs

***UPDATE as of 8-27-13:  …and the numbers keep getting worse, by the way (via Forbes.com).

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You have to hand it to Jay Carney: most folks would choke on words like these: