Papa John's Founder Warns Obamacare Will Make You Pay About 14 Cents More For Your Artery Clogging, Sausage Pizza

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As a New Yorker born and raised, I can't officially approve of national chain pizzas. But if you must order one, Papa John's is clearly the best. And the chain's CEO, John Schnatter, is not only raising money for Mitt Romney, he's warning that Obamacare will cause your pizza-eating experience to suffer:

Stipulating for a moment that this is true, doesn't it seem like a rather small price to pay? Papa John's website is currently offering to deliver me a large pepperoni pizza for $14.08 and Schnatter is warning me that the problem with Obamacare is ... a one-time price increase of less than 1 percent! That seems eminently reasonable. What's more, it's well within the range of the kind of price swings Papa John's is going to have to expect just based on the vagaries of the weather, which impacts the price of ingredients, and the ups and downs of the oil market. There's just nothing there. I can believe that the Obamacare provision requiring prominent calorie labeling on menus would hurt Papa John's by encouraging people to order smaller pizzas or fewer toppings, but the idea that they're getting hammered by a one-time 14 cent per-pie increase in labor costs is silly. Now Schnatter personally stands to lose money as a result of the progressive tax increases that will help pay for the law. He's probably mad about that, but he shouldn't attribute his personal problems to his business.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Commie Appeaser

[Teddy B 17,251]

Papa Johns pizza is terrible, the crust tastes like cardboard. Maybe raising the prices will allow them to make a better pie.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

[Amby 490]

oh well. their pizza is sh*t

[Obama 2012 1,714]

See the problem with Steven's failed logic on the whole "only 1%" thing is that now take that "1 %" that Papa Johns has to add to its products and add it to EVERYTHING that you buy at the grocery store, on top of the additional costs that individuals who didn't choose to buy health insurance had before, on top of the fact that insurance premiums will continue to go up under Obamacare, on top of the ever growing cost of food due to drought conditions, etc. and yeah those "14 cents" more on a Pizza can add up really quick.

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See the problem with Steven's failed logic on the whole "only 1%" thing is that now take that "1 %" that Papa Johns has to add to its products and add it to EVERYTHING that you buy at the grocery store, on top of the additional costs that individuals who didn't choose to buy health insurance had before, on top of the fact that insurance premiums will continue to go up under Obamacare, on top of the ever growing cost of food due to drought conditions, etc. and yeah those "14 cents" more on a Pizza can add up really quick.

The cheapest way to deal with medicine is to not have it at all.

[rocks 494]

and yeah those "14 cents" more on a Pizza can add up really quick.

If you're a fatass who lives on pizza, sure. You're better off making your own pizza anyway.

The only person who is putting the prices up for Papa John's is him by raising money for Romney.

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If you're a fatass ...

You live in Mississippi. You should not be throwing stones.

[rocks 494]

You live in Mississippi. You should not be throwing stones.

I'm pregnant, not fat.

I'm one of the few people here who exercises every day and doesn't eat fast food! *gasp*

[X Factor 1,110]

If you're a fatass who lives on pizza, sure. You're better off making your own pizza anyway.

The only person who is putting the prices up for Papa John's is him by raising money for Romney.

An excuse to raise prices. Notice when gas prices go up they do so very quickly but when the price of oil goes down they delay dropping prices.

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I'm pregnant ...

Congratulations, how far along?

[rocks 494]

Congratulations, how far along?

Thanks. 36 weeks, I'm pretty fat. It wasn't the pizza though! Promise.

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Thanks. 36 weeks, I'm pretty fat. It wasn't the pizza though! Promise.

So you're close! Cool.

[rocks 494]

An excuse to raise prices. Notice when gas prices go up they do so very quickly but when the price of oil goes down they delay dropping prices.

That's how it looks to me too. 14 cents per pizza will make him a lot of money! It's surprising no one on here has complained how much gas prices have gone up by recently. Let's keep that one quiet.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Thanks. 36 weeks, I'm pretty fat. It wasn't the pizza though! Promise.

Congrats! I'm sure you are radiating with beauty right now! Best wishes on a safe and healthy delivery!