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29. Between 2000-2008, the price of pizza increased by a several dollars

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Tue Aug 7, 2012, 05:38 PM

Aug 2012

Hmm, I wonder who was pResident then?

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Papa John's Pizza To Raise Prices Because Of Obamacare, CEO John Schnatter Says [View all] onehandle Aug 2012 OP

guess where i will never eat again..... robinlynne Aug 2012 #1

Yep. Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #31

We cut down ordering from them a out 3 - 4 years ago after they added their cstanleytech Aug 2012 #72

Oh good. Let us start another boycott that will also FAIL and prompt unprecedented media attention. Purveyor Aug 2012 #2

Yeah, but still. I'm not eating there either. Mostly because the pizza sucks. But this too. Squinch Aug 2012 #27

The pont is not to try to put them out of business. The point is .. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #48

Pizza Hut is terrible, I used to work there years ago Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #66

yeah...you yanks can take Pizza Hut back. canuckledragger Aug 2012 #71

Bingo. Well said. indie9197 Aug 2012 #77

Heck I'll pay .15 cents if some working people have access to health care... WCGreen Aug 2012 #3

There's no guarantee of that atreides1 Aug 2012 #12

Well, if they made a better pizza. WCGreen Aug 2012 #54

Me too. I can't believe PJ's was cheap enough to not offer insurance. This says a lot about The Wielding Truth Aug 2012 #13

Me too. Flatpicker Aug 2012 #65

If it really was to cover health care for the employees, I wouldn't mind. liberal N proud Aug 2012 #4

for 20 cents it's worth it azurnoir Aug 2012 #5

So what? I have no doubt prices went up when we started NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #6

And who wants to be subjected to that shit they call pizza anyway? kysrsoze Aug 2012 #69

Well bluestateguy Aug 2012 #7

Well if that's the case...I'm done with his company. atreides1 Aug 2012 #8

Papa John's = World's worst pizza. speedoo Aug 2012 #9

Second-worst, actually Scootaloo Aug 2012 #18

I will add pizza ranch, who is replacing GF across the midwest Yeah Its Spin Aug 2012 #33

And Domino's is all "Pro-Coat Hanger". 12AngryBorneoWildmen Aug 2012 #43

Plus their pizza sucks! Freddie Aug 2012 #87

I have no problem paying 15-20� extra... Wait Wut Aug 2012 #10

Exactly! And, he's a Cha Aug 2012 #37

15 cents per pizza and that requires a blame Obamacare announcement? BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #11

OK? So? And? Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #14

If I was near a Papa John's I would go down and buy one riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #15

I'll eat at my local joint n2doc Aug 2012 #16

Our Local Pizza warrprayer Aug 2012 #26

I quit eating chain store pizza a long time ago. zeemike Aug 2012 #36

Thanks for letting me know, Mr. Snatcher. There are plenty of other places to buy pizza that DON'T TrollBuster9090 Aug 2012 #17

LOL! That's what I like..a good Cha Aug 2012 #45

Even if this is true it's moronic Major Nikon Aug 2012 #19

Didn't Papa host a major Romney fundraiser Beowulf Aug 2012 #20

They currently provide no health care at all to nearly all of their employees. mn9driver Aug 2012 #21

Yep. It's a fast food joint. How many fast food workers get benefits at all? onehandle Aug 2012 #23

There is no requirement Freddie Aug 2012 #90

Bullpucky! KamaAina Aug 2012 #22

I already don't order from them. geardaddy Aug 2012 #24

Another product warrprayer Aug 2012 #25

So would they drop the price by a buck if MannyGoldstein Aug 2012 #28

It is a point well taken. And we need to talk about the bigger picture BlueStreak Aug 2012 #55

But realistic, practical, Third Way Democrats know that MannyGoldstein Aug 2012 #62

Between 2000-2008, the price of pizza increased by a several dollars Blue Owl Aug 2012 #29

This is what's wrong with us Dash87 Aug 2012 #30

well then..... dhill926 Aug 2012 #32

Of course this is a trick---probably coordinated with repug headquarters Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #34

Who cares what they do? BlueNAlabama Aug 2012 #35

John Schnatter is one of Mitten's buddies. Lugnut Aug 2012 #38

Screw CEOs like John Schnatter and their assembly-line tastless food Auggie Aug 2012 #39

BTW, apparently there is a HUGE markup as Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #40

their pizza is nasty, anyways... SemperEadem Aug 2012 #41

Bad sauce.... Pauldg47 Aug 2012 #53

Cheapest institutional size cans of crap they could find... ElboRuum Aug 2012 #93

Oh boo-hoo. So I'll pay an extra 20 cents so employees can have healthcare LynneSin Aug 2012 #42

I could care less. I never order from Papa John's. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #44

So what? This shithead is charging more for pizza because of his massive contributions to mittens truthisfreedom Aug 2012 #46

I would happily pay 20 cents more so that the minimum wage employees can have health care MNBrewer Aug 2012 #47

Well Now - That Ought To Make Papa Johns Competitive......nt global1 Aug 2012 #49

Won't small business benefit from Obama care? Pauldg47 Aug 2012 #50

BS friggin talk. kenfrequed Aug 2012 #51

Schnatter's a partisan hack. 15-cents per pie is nothing SpankMe Aug 2012 #52

Here is a picture of John Schnatter's home Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #68

Hey jackass - not that I will ever order your pizza again, but dbackjon Aug 2012 #56

Maybe their pizza sucks The Wizard Aug 2012 #57

That is a nasty visual Kyad06 Aug 2012 #80

One less family. Panasonic Aug 2012 #58

I wouldn't buy his pizza for half the price: rvt1000rr Aug 2012 #59

No Vietnameravet Aug 2012 #60

Doesn't the ACA ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #61

Dog whistle! SoapBox Aug 2012 #63

Less money off the taxpayers, then. They never bring up they're being subsidized like Walmart. freshwest Aug 2012 #64

What a liar. n/t Ian David Aug 2012 #67

was 20 cents an order worth whining about 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #70

I've always thought it is scary greymattermom Aug 2012 #73

Who ordered whine with the pizza? Deb Aug 2012 #74

Yet they, American businesses, have to provide health care in countries outside the United States. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #75

Shut up Papa John billky Aug 2012 #76

So WTF? national chain pizzas suck anyway. DinahMoeHum Aug 2012 #78

Like I'll pay that kind of money for their tomato paste and cheese covered cardboard again. Initech Aug 2012 #79

No Problem... titanicdave Aug 2012 #81

Wow. I might shed a tear for the employees who lose their jobs... ElboRuum Aug 2012 #82

uhm,the elephant in the room..... pepperbear Aug 2012 #83

So what do you suggest? ElboRuum Aug 2012 #88

uh no....I was saying it's alway obama's fault to them... pepperbear Aug 2012 #96

If thats all it would cost him he is an idiot for not offering Health Insurance sooner leftylauren Aug 2012 #84

Anything to try and disparage Obamacare - Smilo Aug 2012 #85

So the $9.99 pizza special will become the $10.13 special? obxhead Aug 2012 #86

Is he the pizza guy who founded a complete asjr Aug 2012 #89

That's the Dominoes guy. n/t tammywammy Aug 2012 #91

Tough Shit .................. SILVER__FOX52 Aug 2012 #92

That's fine I don't eat Papa John's, or Dominos for that matter. 4lbs Aug 2012 #94

So I'm supposed to be upset it might cost me less than a quarter per order to provide care dballance Aug 2012 #95

One more fattening place mzmolly Aug 2012 #97

Fortunately, my town has Dominoes, Pizza Hut, and Papa Murphy's (and Papa John's) LibGranny Aug 2012 #98

Locking REP Aug 2012 #99