Employer penalty for not providing full health care delayed for 2015 , till a year . Wyden : Outcry oversized since penalty applies only to companies with 50-plus workers . Employer penalty will likely apply to about 6 million companies out of about 10,000 , he says . Carroll : It 's all political theater -- Partly that 's historical , because of wage freezes in World War II , and partly that 's because the tax deduction for employer-sponsored insurance makes it all the more enticing to get insurance instead of wage increases . Obamacare would hurt without penalty , but it would function .
Employer penalty for not providing full health care delayed for 2015 , till a year . Wyden : Outcry oversized since penalty applies only to companies with 50-plus workers . Employer penalty will likely apply to about 6 million companies out of about 10,000 , he says . Carroll : It 's all political theater -- Obamacare would hurt without penalty , but it would function .