By Tony Perkins
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. It looks like voters arent the only ones
who resent ObamaCare.
Judy Nichols who operates a Papa Johns in Texas says she has two options. I can stop offering coverage and pay the $2000 fine or I could keep my number of staff under 50 so the mandate doesnt apply. ObamaCare is making me think about cutting jobs instead.
The restaurant industry cant stomach the health care law either. In a long piece for the
Wall Street Journal chains from Quiznos to Dunkin Donuts talk about how devastating ObamaCare is to business.
Several franchise owners had to put their plans for expansion on hold after 2010 when Congress passed the monstrous law. With the burden of covering more employees (or facing penalties) some chains are either dropping health care options--or employees.
At McDonalds stores are bracing for a $10000-$30000 hit at each of its 14000 stores.
Several company heads converged on Congress last week to complain but many fear it may be too late. Papa Johns CEO John Schnatter says his business has no choice but to pass the costs on to customers.
The company is
planning to raise prices on pizza which is just a preview of things to come in other restaurants--most of which are already struggling with the dip in sales.
Unfortunately this is a classic study in the effects of big government. No matter how you slice it the more Washington grows the less our economy can.
