Right now, a hungry Bostonian can order a large Papa John’s chicken parmesan pizza for 10 bucks. But watch out: the pizza chain’s founder, John Schnatter, is warning customers that to accommodate President Obama’s health care law, they may have to shell out $10.14. Schnatter, a fundraiser for Mitt Romney, may be accurate in explaining how some fast-food chains will cover the costs of new provisions in the law — by slightly raising prices. But he is wrong to complain.
Schnatter’s comments were made to shareholders. According to Politico, his intention was to alleviate their concerns about profits. “[W]e will find tactics to shallow out any Obamacare costs. . . in order to protect our shareholders’ best interests,” he vowed.
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I realize how hard it is for some people to actually understand a business concept, but costs get passed on to the consumer. People that work, pay taxes, pay a health insurance premium will pay more on all ends, nothings free, well for some.
I love this line: "He is wrong to complain". The Globe, with this 5 word phrase, has exemplified the liberal view of the world. It essentially says this: " Shut up, we know what is best." This is the attitude that makes business owners quake with fear at the possibility of four more years of top down government control of our economy. The Globe's silly rejoinder to this is, that now big pizza chains will offer health care, as if they never did, shows how much they know about this subject.
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I'd shell out way more than 14 cents for those employees to have access to decent healthcare. Typical greedy republican scrooge.
Or to really drive down health care costs, we could all lay off the pizza. I'm just saying.
I propose an idea. For all those who don't want the Democrats original Universal Healthcare Plan ( a la Medicare ) nor the current ObamaCare ( Affordable Healthcare Act - a la RomneyCare ), for their second sentence to be their Healthcare ideas. Both sides agree the pre-AHA, that what we had wasn't working. I'm still a Medicare Model person, the AHA, Obama/RomneyCare is a somewhat OK compromise solution. Chief Justice Roberts, I believe, recognized that for part of his decision making. The current US Postal Service healthcare costs clearly points out the need for healthcare reform for everyone.
Fourteen cents on a $10 meal is not an11-14% increase...
to migh: "nothings free, well for some...." yes - I certainly understand that costs MAY be passed on to the consumer, but costs may also be deducted from obscene profits. Or perhaps some people's values are such that they decide it's worth it to pay a little more to help create a more humane society for us all to live in. But in the case of Papa Johns the best outcome would be if people just bought from another pizza maker - it would HAVE to better than Papa John's. It's the worse pizza I ever ate - and I came to that conclusion even before I found out what a jerk the owner was.
Oh-Oh - Mayor Menino will now have another franchise to rail against.
Get Real. The public foots the bill for externally imposed cost increases. The key word is providing workers with "decent" health care. O'care doesn't fit the bill. It's IN-decent.
While I understand that our health care system needs change and that unfortunately Republicans have not come up with a worthwhile alternative, Obama care is an increased burden on small business. This will directly impact the middle class and henceforth the economic state of our country at a pivotal time. The bickering is pathetic and 100% politically motivated. Wake up America and have a mind of your own, not along political lines. How can one feel that what ever their political party's opinion is reflects their own? It is a shame and overly simplistic.