For someone approaching retirement, notes Kessler, Obamacare could well mean that they needn’t hold onto a bad job just to keep health insurance. That’s a far different dynamic from job-killing.
To illustrate just how the media had handled the CBO study, Kessler’s post included a number of headlines harvested from the Internet this morning, amid a backlash highlighting the finer points of the CBO report. In some cases, headline changes ensued; in others, news outlets stuck to their original phrasing. Below, we chronicle some of the action:
Wall Street Journal earlier: Health-Care Law Expected to Take Greater Toll on Workforce
Wall Street Journal now: Health Law Seen Leading to Some Loss of Labor
Washington Times earlier: Obamacare will push 2 million workers out of labor market: CBO
Washington Times now: Obamacare will push 2 million workers out of labor market: CBO
UPI earlier: CBO: Obamacare to cost 2.3 million jobs over 10 years
Politico earlier: CBO: Lower enrollment, bigger job losses with Obamacare
Politico now: Report reignites debate over Obamacare and jobs
The Hill earlier: CBO: O-Care slowing growth, contributing to job losses
The Hill now: CBO: O-Care will cost 2.5M workers
National Review earlier: The CBO Just Nuked Obamacare
National Review now: The CBO Just Nuked Obamacare
Wall Street Journal Market Watch earlier: CBO says Obamacare will add to deficit, create reluctant work force
Wall Street Journal Market Watch now: Obamacare plans to top $1 trillion, create reluctant workers: CBO
Talk Radio News Service earlier: Obamacare Will Cost 2.5 Million Jobs: Report
Talk Radio News Service now: 2.5 Million Will Exit Work Force Because Of Obamacare
Forbes earlier: Congressional Budget Office: Obamacare A Tax On Workers
Full disclosure: The Post earlier posted a headline saying that the CBO had concluded that the law “will result in 2 million fewer jobs.” Now it reads as follows: “CBO: Health-care law will mean 2 million fewer workers.” A correction explains the change.