Posted on 11/16/2012 6:59:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Papa John's CEO John Schnatter is going to cut his workers' hours, lay off workers, and increase the price of his pizzas by 11 to 14 cents. Why? Because the president was re-elected. More specifically, due to Obamacare. And he is not alone. Walmart is cutting hours, as is Denny's, and some other larger franchises like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc.
As with the companies mentioned above, those on the right want to blame the president, Democrats, Obamacare, etc.—yet they had layoffs or planned them as far back as 2009 and 2010. Were they all clairvoyant? Did they all know the president would be re-elected? And what if Mitt Romney had been elected? With more Democrats in the House and Senate, would the "repeal and replace" idea of Obamacare have succeeded? I think not.
What these companies and their owners are missing is personal responsibility.
As the owner of two small businesses, when times were tough, I took a paycut—I did not reduce my employees' hours or their wages. How many zeros is in CEO John Schnatter's paycheck? Or that of the Walmart CEO? This is a company that even during the recession posted profits.
In California, the state I live in, businesses are required to pay for 50 percent of their employees' health benefits if the company has a group healthcare plan in place. This was long before Obamacare, long before the president was elected the first time around. And California's not alone—other states have similar things in place...
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...
I only want you to buy my firearms under the “general welfare” clause of the Constitution.
Pass this by Nancy and lets all Lean Forward!
God Bless Texas!
Except when they are playing Tennessee......
Leslie Marshall’s husband is an orthopedic surgeon in California.
Her husband was born in New York. His parents are from India. “He’s not political at all,” said Leslie. “I mean the joke is, ‘Honey, who am I voting for so I don’t sleep on the couch.’
“My husband was raised Muslim and his parents are Muslim. Both he and his parents are physicians, and I find it odd that no one asks, when my husband is saving their lives as he does weekly (he is an orthopedic sports and trauma surgeon), what his religion is; they just want him to help them remain alive. No one asked my mother-in-law who, who delivered over 3,000 American babies—who brought forth life—her religion when she was helping them bring their baby into the world. Perhaps the Muslims doctors should start asking the patients what their religion is.”
I used to be a Christian. But it is the hate that groups such as the Florida Family Association, and the hypocrisy of those and other Christian groups have illustrated time and time again that kept me away. Much like Gandhi, I could not find Christ among them.
Is that last line all yours?
Why should such simplistic work pay enough to live on?
Why is a “living wage” the employer’s problem?
If flattening dough and sprinkling ingredients isn’t worth enough to live on, then it isn’t enough to live on - either learn to live on less or work harder/smarter/more to produce more. The activity in question really isn’t worth that much, so why demand it pay that much? Just showing up and doing what anyone can do with minimum effort is worth minimum wage - it’s not worth the cost of three meals a day and housing and other expenses.
What’s wrong with taking another job? I often work two jobs, and earn a lot more than that. I want to live better, so I work harder & longer & smarter - I don’t whine that luxury should me mine just because I exist.
BTW: the point of my tagline is precisely that one _can_ live on that little. Half the world’s population lives on less than $2/day; if you’re earning 28x that much, you’re not poor.
We were glad for the opportunity to work and for the opportunity to learn and to work our way up or to get a better job later. Insurance was a perk, not an expectation. And we didn't go to the Dr for a hangnail or sue for worker's comp for a smashed finger.
The entire attitude is different, we were just grateful for opportunity.
I have one of those!!
No, it was Leslie Marhall. Sorry, that should have been in quotes.
Papa Johns did NOT use INTERNATIONAL numbers that was a construct in the article...go pound sand because you apparently cannot evenm understand what you read
“Low wage workers negotiate nothing. They have to take what the employer offers with no real opportunity to bargain.”
Then it’s up to them to improve what they have to offer to something better. There is no opportunity to bargain for some jobs because there are a lot of other people willing to take the job. Supply and demand: those who earn more have more to offer; if you want more, it’s up to you to offer more.
THIS is why some earn a lot more than others: whatever the situation, they take whatever opportunities they can to edge out the competition - and there are a LOT of opportunities out there.
Want higher pay? Are you spending every spare minute improving your skills, or watching TV?
Only because there are a lot of people that are in a position to have to take that crappy job for low pay through outside circumstances, i.e. medical bills, student bills, etc. If some of that pressure was relieved more people would have the opportunity to better themselves or hold out for better wages.
Supply and demand: those who earn more have more to offer; if you want more, it’s up to you to offer more.
That's not necessarily true. Many times it's connections, not abilities, that allow you to earn the really high wages.
you should lay off the drink while posting because you are not making any sense. What international numbers are you talking about . . . and please be coherent this time.
So I take it that by saying:
“Since I think single-payer is the most equitable kind of healthcare environment than I’d have to say yeah.”
do you feel that Health Care is a “Right”?
Yes, I do think access to healthcare is a right. I believe healthcare, since it deals directly with life, death, and the quality of life for everyone, is not an appropriate place for the profit motive to reign supreme. And please don’t respond with hospitals not being able to turn away people in the emergency room because we both know that it still happens and that ERs are not the most efficient ways of providing healthcare.
And if we are sticking with the model where you need to get your health insurance through an employer than it makes sense to me that the revenue for running the program is collected at the employer level.
I only want you to buy my firearms under the “general welfare” clause of the Constitution.
Pass this by Nancy and lets all Lean Forward!
She’s not my Rep but I’ll pop off an email to her and let you know what she says!! ;)
Did you read the friggin article? The man starts by saying let us take Papa John’s INTERNATIONAL sales numbers.....that is an improper construct. The prices are being raised on US Papa John’s ....how is that for starters. Gi and read the article and try to pay attention
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