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Papa John's CEO Should Take a Pay Cut, Not Lay Off Workers (New Meme from the Left?)
US News and World Report ^ | November 16, 2012 | Leslie Marshall

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...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: layoffs; obama; obamacare; unemployment
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To: Mad Dawgg

The fedguv has a stash in the Fed, but not an infinite one. There’s this little thing called hyperinflation.


61 posted on 11/16/2012 9:09:17 PM PST by Tublecane
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
feh...
62 posted on 11/16/2012 9:09:17 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A rare duck. Very hard to find a small business owner that supports Obama.


63 posted on 11/16/2012 9:14:17 PM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And all the leaders of this country can also, take a pay cut and when they are voted out of office get a real job and stop collecting a paycheck for doing nothing.


64 posted on 11/16/2012 9:39:15 PM PST by proudCArepublican
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bought 2 PJ pizzas this evening.


65 posted on 11/16/2012 9:52:33 PM PST by namvolunteer (Obama says the US is subservient to the UN and the Constitution does not apply. That is treason.)
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To: GeronL
Such an endorsement, seeing as how Kalipornia has twice the poverty of West Virginia.

Try researching and thinking a little before you hit "Enter."

West Virginia's 2011 population was 1,855,364. California's 2012 population is 37,253,956, give or take. There are practically enough poor illegal Mexican aliens in my neighborhood to equal WV's entire population.

An intelligent person might study CA's problems to see how they developed and how they might be avoided across the rest of the nation. After all, we're supposed to be "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Maybe not.

66 posted on 11/16/2012 9:52:55 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m currently munching on a medium sized “Works” pizza from Papa John’s, much to the annoyance of the Left. They actually gave me a discount for my pizza (I’m not sure why and I didn’t question him, but I’m guessing they’re grateful for the business in lieu of the stupid boycott by the libs).


67 posted on 11/16/2012 9:53:16 PM PST by teeker
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To: Bernard Marx

Poverty Rate as expressed by % percentage


68 posted on 11/16/2012 10:07:02 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The writer of this article is a typical liberal Californian. Her recommendation is “redistribution of wealth” and her model is California. Both are losing propositions and should be ignored. If you don’t like the CEO, then don’t buy his pizza. Otherwise, keep your pie hole shut!


69 posted on 11/16/2012 10:15:01 PM PST by 2010Freeper
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To: 2010Freeper

I think you meant “pizza pie hole” didn’t you? LOL


70 posted on 11/16/2012 10:16:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Unions full of leftist Democrats refuse to take any cut to save any company.

71 posted on 11/16/2012 10:21:28 PM PST by MaxMax
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe he should just shut down his business then what would the author say.


72 posted on 11/16/2012 10:23:51 PM PST by funfan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe he should just shut down his business then what would the author say.


73 posted on 11/16/2012 10:24:04 PM PST by funfan
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To: All

My boss stopped taking a salary 4 years ago living on savings. Then he got Social Security. As senior management I took 2 salary cuts. We left our employees alone except for no raises. We are still surviving but it is tight. How much longer? who knows? But we are trying.


74 posted on 11/16/2012 10:34:56 PM PST by MarineMom613 (RIP Sandra Sue, my fur baby 12/31/1999 ~ 7/2/2010 - See you on the other side!)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

“Couldn’t lead ants to a picnic”

I’m gonna use that one !


75 posted on 11/17/2012 12:00:46 AM PST by onona (Don't mean nothin)
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To: Nifster
yup... and just like Obama they aren’t very good at math (basic arithmetic)

Apparently Papa John Schnatter isn't very good at math either.

It's also weird that Papa John's recent free pizza-giveaway, which cost his company about 3x more that Schnatter predicts Obamacare will cost him, didn't force him to cut hours and workers too.

He's just a sore-loser Romney supporter wanting to take his ball and go home.

76 posted on 11/17/2012 12:15:59 AM PST by ksen
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Funny... no comment from the author regarding overpaid CEOs or on air “talent” after NBC laid off 500 people this week.


77 posted on 11/17/2012 12:31:02 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Funny... no comment from the author regarding overpaid CEOs or on air “talent” after NBC laid off 500 people this week.


78 posted on 11/17/2012 12:31:02 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Ezekiel
Funny how they never demand that Uncle Sam go on a diet.

Just mention PBS and watch them go off in a rant about how its just a tiny amount of money that wouldn't fund government for an hour. When they're done, point out that its just a tiny amount of money that wouldn't fund government for an hour but they can't even let that tiny amount of wasteful spending go.
79 posted on 11/17/2012 3:00:03 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I had Papa Johns Pizza for dinner last night. Usually we just make it, but last night we ordered out.

Libs always suggesting that CEOs take pay cuts. Evil oil, Walmart, etc. etc.
Let me get this correct, I bust my tail building a business (that obviously I didn't do by myself) so that I can make money. However if I make "to much" money I am evil, and should take a loss as to not upset the people.

No wonder I am not a liberal, this makes my head hurt.

80 posted on 11/17/2012 4:16:52 AM PST by DYngbld (I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
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