American workers will have shorter hours in the coming decade if the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is correct in its study of a new-found effect of Obamacare.\u00a0 But it won\u2019t mean more leisure time; it will have them scrambling to find ways to make ends meet because shorter work days and unemployment will put less money in their pockets.<\/p>\n
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