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<onlyinclude>One of the most important criticisms criticism of the Patient Protection and [[Affordable Care Act]] by the media and the bill’s adversaries is that “Obamacare” will kill [[Small Business]]. While the ACA can and will negatively impact some small businesses, the actual harm of Obamacare regulations and mandates to small businesses, however, depends entirely on what is considered a small business. The effect of Obamacare on small businesses varies vastly between firms of different composition and size within their workforces (i.e. number of full time employees, average wages, state where the business is operated). While the cost of providing health care insurance has assuredly risen, health insurance premiums have been on the rise for many years [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/]. The visible effect of Obamacare on small businesses is not necessarily seen in abandonment of plans to grow a business or death of businesses themselves, but, rather, in the slowing or decrease in hiring of employees and cutting of employee hours. </onlyinclude>