The Republicans are again pushing a story meant to undermine support for the ACA (Obamacare). The latest one is that it will cost "80 million hours" in compliance work.
Ways and Means Committee leaders said individuals and businesses will spend nearly 80 million hours complying with the law's new mandates and tax filing requirements.
By far the biggest piece of that total — 40 million hours — is related to new tax credits that help small businesses pay for their healthcare coverage. Republicans said the time requirements are based on IRS estimates for each regulation.
The overall effect, the GOP says, will be confusing and burdensome.
http://thehill.com/...
This one is getting picked up by my conservative friends and used as a talking point. Can someone link me to a rebuttal of those numbers, or another estimate, or an explanation of these numbers that makes more sense if one exists?