Another wonderful business story brought to you by Obamacare

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Ahh yes, another jab at those miserable evil bastards in the private sector that give us such horrific things as jobs.
Don't these people know that the only honorable jobs come from government ?

Thank you soooooooooo much Dimocrat party !

Case Study
Questions Abound in Learning to Adjust to Health Care Overhaul

Baked in the Sun is a wholesale baker and distributor of freshly baked pastries near San Diego.

THE CHALLENGE The company is one of thousands of small businesses that employ more than 50 full-time employees and thus will be required to offer health insurance to their workers — or pay into a government fund — beginning Jan. 1. Rachel Shein and Steve Pilarski, the married owners of the bakery, which employs 95 people, estimate this could cost their business up to $108,000, and they are weighing their options as the date approaches. “Our revenues are about $8 million, but the food business is a low-margin industry so cutting $108,000 out of our profits, which are just over $200,000, is a big deal,” said Ms. Shein, who is the chief executive. They are evaluating different ways to comply with the new law and finance the expense.

THE BACKGROUND Ms. Shein and Mr. Pilarski bought their first bakery, a maker of scones, 16 years ago. Their business grew along with the popularity of coffee shops, and they expanded their product line to include other pastries.

During the recession, the coffee shop business contracted, so they found new customers among hotels and hospitals, but the cost of servicing different types of businesses and developing new products to meet their needs eroded profits. At the same time, gasoline and ingredient prices went up and vendors tightened payment terms. Still, the couple persevered by providing an array of freshly baked goods and offering product variety and consolidated delivery, simplifying things for their customers.

With the recession behind them, Ms. Shein and Mr. Pilarski are trying to rebuild their profitability. Baked in the Sun produces nearly 200,000 items a day — almost 200 different products, including brownies, coffee cakes, muffins and cookies — in an 18,500-square-foot baking facility in San Marcos, Calif. The goods are delivered to coffee shops, schools, hotels and hospitals in the San Diego area.

MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/b...-confronts-the-new-health-care-law.html?_r=1&