Papa John's CEO John Schnatter Says Company Will Reduce Workers' Hours In Response To Obamacare

[Blandocyte]

148. Many companies already restrict worker hours to avoid paying benefits

I wonder how much of the noise we're hearing like this comes from companies that just want to tantrum to make a point while already avoiding paying for health care or other benefits by restricting hours in the pre-Obamacare days. Maybe they are angry over all the money they sunk into Romney's campaign and have to kick and scream because they will lose some of the profit margin they enjoyed.

John (he loves it when you call him Big Papa) might not have been able to build such a huge house if he'd had to provide benefits to his employees. He might not have been able to expand into the overseas markets (such as Great Britain, who has socialized medicine) if he'd had to provide his American worker benefits. But I doubt that it would've impacted him much.

I weep for him and feel very deeply sorry for what must seem like impossible living conditions now.