I actually like Papa John's pizza, at least compared to dreck like Domino's and Pizza Hut. Thankfully, I live in a place where there are better independent places.
Not to defend the point, but these comments have been taken out of context. The comments were an answer to a specific question about the affects of the AMA on Papa John's as a business.
@sbergus To be honest, I really don't care what Papa John thinks about Barack Obama or the health care reform act. It's an election in year in the middle of the Great American Civil Cold War. What did he think was going to happen if he commented on this law, the economy or national politics during such a charged time? People were going to thank him for sharing his insights as business owner? Come on.
More importantly, those that oppose Obamacare (which is, by the way, the Heritage Foundation's counter proposal to Universal Health Care; hardly a socialist bastion) operate under the assumption that supporters of Obamacare expect health care coverage to be free. This is not the case, as employer sponsored, government sponsored and hospital sponsored health care all cost something, from someone. Since Obamacare expands employer sponsored health care, it stands to reason that employers will have to pay for expanded coverage. They could take this out of profits or reduce the salaries of their executives, but they will probably do what every business does: They'll pass it on to the consumer.
Lastly, what I find interesting is that Papa John wasn't talking about how the drought or a the annual increase in gas costs will be passed on to consumers. Both of those will up the cost of his inputs as well, but people don't seem to find that as compelling as the consequences of expanding health care coverage for all of his employees.
Lastly, as I mentioned prior, I don't care what Papa John thinks about this. And, as a Chicagoan, I'd have to be pretty hard up to eat something that wasn't baked by a guy with no vowels in his last name in a shitty neighborhood and then cut into squares. But that's just me.
More importantly, those that oppose Obamacare (which is, by the way, the Heritage Foundation's counter proposal to Universal Health Care; hardly a socialist bastion) operate under the assumption that supporters of Obamacare expect health care coverage to be free. This is not the case, as employer sponsored, government sponsored and hospital sponsored health care all cost something, from someone. Since Obamacare expands employer sponsored health care, it stands to reason that employers will have to pay for expanded coverage. They could take this out of profits or reduce the salaries of their executives, but they will probably do what every business does: They'll pass it on to the consumer.
Lastly, what I find interesting is that Papa John wasn't talking about how the drought or a the annual increase in gas costs will be passed on to consumers. Both of those will up the cost of his inputs as well, but people don't seem to find that as compelling as the consequences of expanding health care coverage for all of his employees.
Lastly, as I mentioned prior, I don't care what Papa John thinks about this. And, as a Chicagoan, I'd have to be pretty hard up to eat something that wasn't baked by a guy with no vowels in his last name in a shitty neighborhood and then cut into squares. But that's just me.