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As Denny’s franchisee preps Obamacare surcharge, liberals promise another boycott
Twitchy ^ | Nov 14, 2012 | twitchy staff

Posted on 11/14/2012 7:09:33 PM PST by smokingfrog

If you’re in Florida and planning to join in on the Papa John’s “buycott” scheduled for this Friday, you might want to save some room for dessert and hit Denny’s afterward. A West Palm Beach restaurant owner is the latest target of a boycott campaign after floating the idea of adding a 5 percent “Obamacare surcharge” to customer checks starting in 2014.

Franchisor John Metz told the Huffington Post that “although it may sound terrible that I’m doing this, it’s the only alternative. I’ve got to pass the cost on to the consumer.” In August, Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter was among the first to come under fire for suggesting that implementing Obamacare would entail costs that would have to be passed on to customers.

Applebee’s has also been targeted for a boycott, although the company was quick to point out via a Twitter post that comments about a possible hiring freeze were me by an independent franchisee..

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; buycott; democrats; dennys; liberalfascism; obamacare
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1 posted on 11/14/2012 7:09:38 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

The boycotters demanded they just raise prices to compensate didn’t they? Well that Denny’s is simply complying.

Did they really think the company could simply absorb the loss?


2 posted on 11/14/2012 7:11:25 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: smokingfrog

Liberals are just dumb.


3 posted on 11/14/2012 7:11:34 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: smokingfrog

Live with the results of your irresponsibly you liberal scumbags...All this bad economy will directly be passed onto you!


4 posted on 11/14/2012 7:12:36 PM PST by sirchtruth (Freedom is not free.)
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To: GeronL

“Did they really think the company could simply absorb the loss?”

Loss? its only money


5 posted on 11/14/2012 7:14:17 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: GeronL

Of course they did. That is precisely what they thought they should do.


6 posted on 11/14/2012 7:14:58 PM PST by ShadowDancer ("Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.")
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To: smokingfrog

the leftist solution to all problems seems to be to hurt businesses.


7 posted on 11/14/2012 7:15:57 PM PST by RC one (Akin/Mourdock-2016)
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To: sirchtruth

I has never ceased to amaze me that the libtard apartment renters will vote to raise property taxes because they do not think it affects them.

But lo and behold their rent goes up to pay for it! This has been going on for so long before Obamacare and they never have figured it out.


8 posted on 11/14/2012 7:16:53 PM PST by angry elephant (Endangered species in Seattle)
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To: ShadowDancer; driftdiver

If these company are all of a sudden losing money, then they ain’t paying much in taxes, are they? ObamaCare might get funded until they go about of business, but tax revenue is going to take a dive if companies try to absorb losses.


9 posted on 11/14/2012 7:17:15 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: ilovesarah2012

floating the idea of adding a 5 percent “Obamacare surcharge” to customer checks starting in 2014

and 25 % not paying attention tax for people who voted for Obama


10 posted on 11/14/2012 7:26:49 PM PST by molson209
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To: driftdiver
Loss? its only money

And other people's money is E-Vil.

11 posted on 11/14/2012 7:28:16 PM PST by llevrok (I haven't left America. It left me.)
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To: smokingfrog

As soon as the lib media reports this, this guy’s sales are going to sky-rocket.

Best advertising ever


12 posted on 11/14/2012 7:28:28 PM PST by PGR88
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To: smokingfrog

Liberals are idiots..anyone go goes after their precious messiah gets boycotted. Screw them, I love Papa Johns Pizza and will be ordering one for dinner tomorrow


13 posted on 11/14/2012 7:28:56 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: GeronL

They work off a 3% profit margin. Obamacare will cost them more than that.


14 posted on 11/14/2012 7:31:45 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: GeronL

Bill Clinton told Herman Cain years ago all he would have to do is add a few cents to each pizza to cover HillaryCare.


15 posted on 11/14/2012 7:42:41 PM PST by taterjay
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To: smokingfrog

All liberals are naive. What did they expect? I have a friend that’s a lib, and he has no idea how this could happen. He also bitches about the 1% and all that. He gets a bit angry when I start listing all the lib billionaires. As though they are exempt. It’s so fun to prove how ridiculous his position is.


16 posted on 11/14/2012 7:51:09 PM PST by ABQHispConservative
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To: ilovesarah2012

In the liberal mind I guess it should all be free. Free health care, free pizza, and free Denny’s.

Living the Dream instead of living reality. Going to be tough when reality comes crashing down on their pointy little heads.


17 posted on 11/14/2012 8:08:12 PM PST by Gasshog
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To: ABQHispConservative

“when I start listing all the lib billionaires”

That is so true. I would like to know how rich people break out politically when you rank them by wealth. I would bet that the 5-20 million class are overwhelmingly R. These are the people who started small businness and did well with them. They have lots of money, but they are still connected to the real world. Above that, I would guess that they start disconencting from the real world and become more liberal.

Just my take on it.


18 posted on 11/14/2012 8:14:58 PM PST by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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To: smokingfrog

With all the companys who will have to cut wages and hours, you won’t have enough places left for liberals to eat.


19 posted on 11/14/2012 8:40:35 PM PST by Crucial (Tolerance at the expense of equal treatment is the path to tyranny.)
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To: smokingfrog

I like the guy’s sentiment, but he can’t pass the cost on to the customer. That is a popular economic sophism. There is an inverse relationship between price and demand, therefore the cost will be carried back to the origin of production. Which means less Dennys employees.

Unless the demand curve is unaffected by the price increase, in which case they haven’t been charging enough in the past.


20 posted on 11/14/2012 9:01:12 PM PST by Tublecane
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