"Obamacare doesn’t just hit low-wage retail and fast-food employees. Medical device manufacturers, who typically hire high-wage, technically trained workers, also take a hit from the mandated medical device tax."
Looks like the (Jim Lincoln supported) Affordable Care Act (ACA) when implemented can't "afford" to keep everybody in employment.
""The conservative group FreedomWorks said at least 10 medical device companies have announced more than 5,000 job cuts since passage of the Affordable Care Act""