When this generation of voters figures out the false bill of goods they were sold, there’s going to be hell to pay.

Sarah Greek of the College Fix reports.

Full-Time to Food Stamps: Obamacare Hits The College Student

College students across the nation share with The College Fix how Obamacare has already hurt their bottom line – long before the new health care mandate even takes effect.
When Mary Porter enrolled last year at East Central Community College in Rolla, Mo., she landed a job at a fast-food restaurant and worked full-time for minimum wage to pay the bills. Things were looking up for the budding college student, who had grown up a ward of the state’s foster care system.

But earlier this year, Porter’s hours were cut. Her employer cited the Affordable Care Act as the reason, she told The College Fix.

“Then they told us that they couldn’t afford to pay us health insurance,” said Porter, 22, who is no longer allowed to work more than 25 hours a week.

“Everybody was upset, and they still are upset. All the students I know are talking about it. I am working so hard in my job, but I have to go to the government, although I don’t want to. I got on food stamps because I couldn’t afford to eat.”

A “hiring” sign still hangs in front of the sandwich shop where Porter works, though she begs every week for extra hours.

“I thought food stamps were for people who don’t have jobs, but I have a job and I bust my butt everyday, and I have to have food stamps,” she said.

Porter joins a growing number of students who face reduced hours and a cut in income as a result of the new healthcare law, a.k.a. Obamacare. While the law has not gone into full effect, businesses of all sizes and industries, from Sea World to Trader Joe’s to Home Depot, have begun to restructure in anticipation of the new legal climate. According to a report last week from Investor’s Business Daily, more than 300 employers have already cut employee hours or begun to phase out full-time staff.