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aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:49 PM Nov 2012

Papa Johns CEO back-tracks on ObamaCare. He now plans to add thousands of jobs.

This was an editorial written today by Pappa John's CEO John Schnatter.



It can be found at the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-h-schnatter/papa-johns-obamacare_b_2166209.html





The Real Scoop on Papa John's and Obamacare





Reading what has been written about statements I made on the effect of the Affordable Care Act on our franchisees reminds me of a quote from Lewis H. Lapham, former editor of Harper's magazine: "People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true."


Many in the media reported that I said Papa John's is going to close stores and cut jobs because of Obamacare. I never said that. The fact is we are going to open over hundreds of stores this year and next and increase employment by over 5,000 jobs worldwide. And, we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act.



Here is the part of the interchange that was the genesis of the news:

Reporter: "Do you think your -- you know -- franchise owners... are going to cut people hours back to make them part time instead of full time?"

Me: "Well, in Hawaii there is a form of the same kind of health insurance and that's what you do, you find loopholes to get around it. That's what they're going to do."

Reporter: "My understanding is that if you're a full time employee, which is 35 hours or over, you'd be covered. Or if you're part time then you wouldn't be. So wouldn't some business owners just cut people down like 34 hours a week so they wouldn't have to pay for health insurance?"

Me: "It's common sense. It's what I call lose-lose."

The reporter asked what I believed Papa John's franchisees would do in response to Obamacare, not what Papa John's would do. In fact, her question was "wouldn't some business owners just cut people down like 34 hours a week so they wouldn't have to pay for health insurance?"

My answer: "It's common sense."



During that same interview, talking about Obamacare I said, though it wasn't widely reported:

"The good news is 100% of the population (full-time workers) is going to get health insurance. I'm cool with that."
"We're all going to pay for it. There's nothing for free."

"And this way I get to provide health insurance and I'm not at a competitive disadvantage ... our competitors are going to have to do the same thing."

Papa John's, like most businesses, is still researching what the Affordable Care Act means to our operations. Regardless of the conclusion of our analysis, we will honor this law, as we do all laws, and continue to offer 100% of Papa John's corporate employees and workers in company-owned stores health insurance as we have since the company was founded in 1984.


More at link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-h-schnatter/papa-johns-obamacare_b_2166209.html





This is a picture of Schnatter's popular pizza commercials with fellow Papa Johns owner, quarterback Peyton Manning. The Broncos quarterback regularly gives thousands of dollars to GOP candidates.





Schnatter's multi-million dollar mansion



Looks like backtracking to me. But you guys be the judge.


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Papa Johns CEO back-tracks on ObamaCare. He now plans to add thousands of jobs. (Original Post) aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 OP
What a dickhead. nt Lex Nov 2012 #1
I saw this earlier today and all I could think was that franchises okwmember Nov 2012 #2
!00% of corporate and company owned store employees to have health insurance. Sure... xtraxritical Nov 2012 #121
bwahahahahaaa it's ALL about money to this guy. spanone Nov 2012 #3
He MUST be losing money Politicalboi Nov 2012 #4
+1 aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #7
And that's the only thing guys like that give two shits about. Marr Nov 2012 #23
A knee jerk reaction....not suprised Tippy Nov 2012 #25
He just gave away 2 million pizzas in a promotion. /nt mwb970 Nov 2012 #107
I frequent Lenny's on 86th street in Brooklyn. Papa John was a great singer/writer in the 60s. graham4anything Nov 2012 #5
Cheers for Authenticity! nm Cha Nov 2012 #16
Agreed. Chain pizza in NYC? Why? Like Taco Bell in San Antonio. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #33
lol. satxdem Nov 2012 #52
Never had New York Style Pizza. Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #36
In NY, it is just pizza. There are 1000s of local (mom/pop) pizza places. By the slice or pie graham4anything Nov 2012 #45
Exactly, it's just pizza: I laugh when I hear "NY-style pizza" Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #50
Interesting. DanM Nov 2013 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author DanM Nov 2013 #124
MA has great Mom/Pop pizzas too--you can find them all over New England. MADem Nov 2012 #98
Best pizza in the world 4 more years Nov 2012 #108
It's not "New York Style Pizza" - it's pizza...what you eat in Chicago is some weird stuffed cheese alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #66
Come to the city with the best pizza in the world... sellitman Nov 2012 #90
They fry it in cornflakes - yuck jpak Nov 2012 #92
If I was Manning's advisor Panasonic Nov 2012 #41
I know that part of Bensonhurst very well. closeupready Nov 2012 #68
Sort of like "pasturized processed cheese food"? catbyte Nov 2012 #73
"Part of this nutritious breakfast." (n/t) klook Nov 2012 #112
Chicago pizza xtraxritical Nov 2012 #110
We live in the same neighborhood. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #113
"..You find loopholes to get around it..." - people are no more valuable than the pepperoni nt msongs Nov 2012 #6
shades of Soylent Green. Pepperoni Is people. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #11
Only the 47% BainsBane Nov 2012 #101
This election angered some and elated the rest sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #8
You're absolutely right. My hope is enough people boycott Walmart for this very reason. Booster Nov 2012 #15
his response is even slimier than his previous statements--it's common sense to screw your niyad Nov 2012 #9
noooo.... Peyton Manning donates to the GOP? renate Nov 2012 #10
Yepper, he's all up on the 'family values' squad. Myrina Nov 2012 #62
He's a union member too, NFL player's union Bushfire Nov 2012 #99
Stock dropped eh? SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #12
To Paraphrase Shnatter's BFF Willard... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #13
Looks like Giordanos. Delish. Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #26
Oh my God, that pizza looks like what I make in my cast iron skillet at home! Trailrider1951 Nov 2012 #32
Chicago mayhaps? nt wandy Nov 2012 #34
Looks like Gino's East in Chicago to me. Astazia Nov 2012 #39
Yum! I miss that Chicago pizza. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #44
It's Lou Malnatis... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #46
Ooooo, I LOVE Lou Malnati's!! Esp. the cornmeal crust pies! closeupready Nov 2012 #71
that looks a lot like the pizza we got barbtries Nov 2012 #88
now thats deeeeeep dish Kyad06 Nov 2012 #93
I hope the stock keeps dropping mzteaze Nov 2012 #14
Backtracking and Lying. Typical republicon.. how's mittLies working out for ya Cha Nov 2012 #17
Stocked tanked and he back tracks, typical Greedy A$$hat move. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #18
Too late, Porta John's. xfundy Nov 2012 #19
Well I suppose that since he's cutting all his full time employees to part time... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #20
He said Papa Johns isn't going to do that. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #58
Yeah it's amazing what a consumer backlash will do to your memory... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #60
You're confusing what he said HE would do, and what franchisees would probably do. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #64
Said before the election? It was a threat. It meant plenty. aquart Nov 2012 #81
no, you're the one confusing the two SemperEadem Nov 2012 #82
firstest question onethatcares Nov 2012 #21
In the end, most asshole business owners make sound business decisions. Bucky Nov 2012 #22
Translated: Business has sucked since I opened my big mouth. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #24
Exactly. What a prick. NC_Nurse Nov 2012 #27
I actually would have more respect for him if he had stood by his position, aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #29
Obamacare will create jobs bluestateguy Nov 2012 #28
We know what he said and meant - Smilo Nov 2012 #30
It doesn't matter if he's backtracking JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #31
Still not going to order Papa John's. Panasonic Nov 2012 #35
Excuse Me But... azbillyboy Nov 2012 #37
15 CENTS Locrian Nov 2012 #55
Actually a CPA or someone crunched numbers and it was more like SIX CENTS per pizza. Myrina Nov 2012 #61
Kick. n/t Hugin Nov 2012 #38
C U in BK, asshole DemoTex Nov 2012 #40
I'm very disappointed to learn this, but Peyton Manning now owns 21 PJ's franchises pacalo Nov 2012 #42
he gave thousands to Bush central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #48
He gave money to Romney too. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #54
Manning and John Elway are big supporters of the GOP. olegramps Nov 2012 #70
Broncos are # 1 on my hate list Kyad06 Nov 2012 #95
He's a great quarterback - colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #84
the boycott is working. Put this guy out of business! aletier_v Nov 2012 #43
too little, way too fucking late central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #47
Agree octoberlib Nov 2012 #49
"we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act" geomon666 Nov 2012 #51
If John2 Nov 2012 #83
He should go out of business. One less pizza joint will not be noticed and it would be better Lint Head Nov 2012 #53
I loved their pizzas, never again. Rex Nov 2012 #56
Good deal. Glad he cleared that up. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #57
Maybe he can hire someone with a sense of taste ... Myrina Nov 2012 #59
Don't care..his pizza STILL tastes like ass... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #63
Just like war movies SCVDem Nov 2012 #65
Too late! Nobody likes shit on cardboard! santamargarita Nov 2012 #67
He likely didn't realize that boycotts can be painful to the bottom line. closeupready Nov 2012 #69
Pardon my French, but what an asshole. catbyte Nov 2012 #72
Too late, fuckhead. Aristus Nov 2012 #74
Too late for me, I found another pizza chain (easy to do). joanbarnes Nov 2012 #75
Same here. mwb970 Nov 2012 #106
Quoting from the Buzzflash mantra Justkd1 Nov 2012 #76
Papa John = Mama Fucker Blue Owl Nov 2012 #77
Still a completely Flashmann Nov 2012 #78
It was always bullshit. Almost none of his employees are affected by ACA BlueStreak Nov 2012 #79
I'm still not going to eat his pizzas SemperEadem Nov 2012 #80
Sheesh. These CEOs suddenly realize that everyone doesn't get their news from Fox. Kablooie Nov 2012 #85
I read where Papa John stock had fallen and he lost 140 Million dollars Pakid Nov 2012 #86
Hissy fit over..... louis-t Nov 2012 #87
Interpretation: Papa John sales are tanking big time. LynneSin Nov 2012 #89
Eh........ whichever way the wind blows Plucketeer Nov 2012 #91
Im on the Jersey Shore Kyad06 Nov 2012 #94
Backlash against Denny's, too, Ineeda Nov 2012 #96
5000 min wage jobs. oh boy! KG Nov 2012 #97
Cottage Inn. back in Michigan blows this papa john's clown out of the water. Crowman1979 Nov 2012 #100
Tasty Pizza behindenemylins Nov 2012 #102
That's where we dined after a night of bowling Kolesar Nov 2012 #119
too bad, so sad.... ReRe Nov 2012 #103
Too late, asshole! southern_belle Nov 2012 #104
Hundreds more stores? JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #105
Lost my business Marje Nov 2012 #109
Too late, jackass RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #111
God-damned Saint, John Schnatter. Don C. Nuttin Nov 2012 #114
of course he is hiring more workers krakfiend Nov 2012 #115
i'm inclined to believe that, if the rest of the interview *was* reported somewhere. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #116
Agreed. However, this story has been out for months. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #117
papa johns is nothing like walmart. walmart is the market leader in all the categories HiPointDem Nov 2012 #118
Agreed. Papa Johns isn't close to Walmart. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #120
I HATE when they pull this "team" shit NICO9000 Nov 2012 #122

okwmember

(345 posts)
2. I saw this earlier today and all I could think was that franchises
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:53 PM
Nov 2012

losing business and a declining stock price speak loudly to John. I notice he wasn't so quick to set the record straight when the election was still ongoing.

 

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)
121. !00% of corporate and company owned store employees to have health insurance. Sure...
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 02:45 AM
Nov 2012

<quote> "The good news is 100% of the population (full-time workers) is going to get health insurance. I'm cool with that."
"We're all going to pay for it. There's nothing for free." <unquote>

I'm sure he pays not a thin dime and the insurance is probably paid by employee paycheck deductions and has a huge copay and deductible. This guy talks just like that Romney trick.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
4. He MUST be losing money
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:55 PM
Nov 2012

Keep it up America. This asshole got caught with his pants down, and now wants to take it all back. I hope he goes belly up.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
5. I frequent Lenny's on 86th street in Brooklyn. Papa John was a great singer/writer in the 60s.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:56 PM
Nov 2012

and Peyton Manning sucks.

as a true NYer...I would not eat chain pizza for any price in the world.
In fact, Pizza it is not. That is why they call it "New York STYLE Pizza"

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
36. Never had New York Style Pizza.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:48 PM
Nov 2012

But I've had Chicago Style Stuffed Pizza, and it's superb. One of these days I'll go to NY and try a NYSP.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
45. In NY, it is just pizza. There are 1000s of local (mom/pop) pizza places. By the slice or pie
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 11:30 PM
Nov 2012

Take in/take out

and in NY, eaten the way NYers eat it plain, boiling hot, with no extra ingredients on top(though of course they are available, but the pizza itself plain is amazing.

(btw-see the scenes in the 1970s movie Saturday Night Fever, where John Travolta is eating at Lenny's itself)

and yes, Chicago stuffed pizza is great too.
(as is (like ours) their politics)

here is somebody's youtube showing Travolta at Lenny's (about a minute or so into youtube)
though that double method doesn't have to be done followed by whoever the poster is doing same as John did

Response to Populist_Prole (Reply #50)

MADem

(135,425 posts)
98. MA has great Mom/Pop pizzas too--you can find them all over New England.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:25 PM
Nov 2012

Best pizza in the world, though?

You'll find that in Napoli, Italia.

Bar none. I speak from considerable experience!

4 more years

(100 posts)
108. Best pizza in the world
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 11:10 AM
Nov 2012

Almost any town in Italy. However sitting on a sidewalk cafe in Positano and over looking the sea is heaven. Why are people in Italy so thin ? Cause the food is REAL and they walk alot.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
66. It's not "New York Style Pizza" - it's pizza...what you eat in Chicago is some weird stuffed cheese
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:57 AM
Nov 2012

pie.

(Grew up in Queens. Live in Chicago)

You can't get a decent pizza outside of the New York tri-state area. To be fair, you can't get a better hot dog than you can in Chicago, period.

sellitman

(11,606 posts)
90. Come to the city with the best pizza in the world...
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 04:15 PM
Nov 2012

New Haven Ct.

Look it up.

Frank Pepe
Sally's
Modern


Etc.

Yum!

 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
41. If I was Manning's advisor
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 10:32 PM
Nov 2012

I'd recommend that Manning dump all PJ franchises. Immediately. Start investing on Blackjack's Pizza.

 

Bad_Ronald

(265 posts)
113. We live in the same neighborhood.
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 08:02 PM
Nov 2012

I'm partial to Spumoni Gardens myself, but Lenny's is legendary. It's one of the few remnants of old 86th st left (remember Jahn's & the Hy Tulip Deli?).

Bensonhurst has changed a lot over the years, but why anyone who lives here would opt to eat those sauce-covered paper plates that Papa John's (or Domino's for that matter) produces over the pizza we can get locally is beyond me.

sandyshoes17

(657 posts)
8. This election angered some and elated the rest
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:15 PM
Nov 2012

But the one thing it taught us all is the power in numbers. We have the power, we always did. We need to use it more often.

niyad

(113,315 posts)
9. his response is even slimier than his previous statements--it's common sense to screw your
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:25 PM
Nov 2012

workers, to cut their hours, so you don't have to provide benefits--it's common sense to look for loopholes so you can get around laws regarding your employees.

ummm, johnboy--I think you should have kept your mouth shut, because your attempt to explain yourself, and put yourself in a good light, has angered even MORE people. hmm, on the other hand, KEEP talking--you may talk yourself into bankruptcy and out of that supermansion of yours.

renate

(13,776 posts)
10. noooo.... Peyton Manning donates to the GOP?
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:29 PM
Nov 2012

Crap! I thought he was so funny and charming on SNL. Darn it.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
62. Yepper, he's all up on the 'family values' squad.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:48 AM
Nov 2012

He could take a shit on a corner here in Indy & people would build a shrine around it.


Bushfire

(2,974 posts)
99. He's a union member too, NFL player's union
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:17 AM
Nov 2012

benefitted from all the years of their groundwork to earn his multi million annual salary. What a hypocrite.

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)
12. Stock dropped eh?
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:31 PM
Nov 2012

Yup just checked.. stock is down almost 5%...

Bwhahahahahaha... What a guy, sticking by his values... right up till they cost him money.

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
13. To Paraphrase Shnatter's BFF Willard...
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:41 PM
Nov 2012




Too late...damage done. Now excuse me while I enjoy a Lou Malnati's pizza...



Sorry...not into catsup on cardboard...

Trailrider1951

(3,414 posts)
32. Oh my God, that pizza looks like what I make in my cast iron skillet at home!
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:13 PM
Nov 2012

Catsup on cardboard, that sure describes most chain pizza!

barbtries

(28,795 posts)
88. that looks a lot like the pizza we got
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 03:40 PM
Nov 2012

when we (kids and me) were in Chicago in 2003. but i forgot the name of the place. somewhere near the aquarium?

it was really good.

mzteaze

(448 posts)
14. I hope the stock keeps dropping
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:42 PM
Nov 2012

He didn't seem to feel the need to cry foul weeks ago when there was an assumption that Mittens might win.

mojitojoe

(94 posts)
20. Well I suppose that since he's cutting all his full time employees to part time...
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 07:56 PM
Nov 2012

...he'll need to hire more part timers to take up the slack.

mojitojoe

(94 posts)
60. Yeah it's amazing what a consumer backlash will do to your memory...
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:45 AM
Nov 2012

Now he doesn't remember saying that the Obamacare costs could result in cutting hours. Of course he said that a whole 10 days ago. Who can remember that far back?

[link:http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/11/ceo-papa-john-says-employees-hours-will-likely-be-cut-due-to-obamacare/|

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
64. You're confusing what he said HE would do, and what franchisees would probably do.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:49 AM
Nov 2012

If yu know the franchise business, you buy a franchise, meaning you buy the name, the recipes, etc. But you have flexibility to run your business in other ways.

So PJ was saying HE wouldn't do that, as PJs. But that he could see where franchisees might do that, based on what has been done in Hawaii plus it makes sense...it's a loophole to get around the law.

He was just stating a fact about what he thought others might do, which has nothing to do with what he would do.

If you ask ME, I might tell you that franchisees might do that, also. That's just giving an opinion on what someone else might do. Doesn't mean anything.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
82. no, you're the one confusing the two
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:26 PM
Nov 2012

because he clearly talks about HIS employees, as well as speculating as to what the franchise owners may do:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/nov/07/papa-johns-ceo-obamacare-likely-to-raise-costs/

About a third of Papa John's employees are covered by the company's health insurance plan, although Schnatter said he has always wanted 100 percent of them on the plan. The rising costs of health insurance, he said, have been a deterrent.

"The good news is 100 percent of the population is going to have health insurance. We're all going to pay for it," he said, estimating the new law would cost the business $5 million to $8 million annually.

Under the Affordable Care Act, full-time employees — those working 30 hours or more per week — would have to be provided with insurance at companies with more than 50 workers. Schnatter said it was likely that some franchise owners would reduce employees' hours in order to avoid having to cover them.

"That's probably what's going to happen," he said. "It's common sense. That's what I call lose-lose."



http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/11/ceo-papa-john-says-employees-hours-will-likely-be-cut-due-to-obamacare/#ixzz2CsZfNDcw

The CEO of popular pizza chain Papa John's says his employees may face reduced hours and he expects his business costs to rise because President Obama's re-election most likely insures the president's health care reform law will be implemented in full.

NaplesNews.com reports John Schnatter made the remarks to a small group at Edison State College's Collier County campus the day after the election.

Schnatter, who supported Mitt Romney in the election, said all Americans having health insurance under ObamaCare is a good, but estimates the change will cost Papa John's $5 million to $8 million annually.

Schnatter estimated that these rising costs could adversely affect his workers.

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
21. firstest question
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:24 PM
Nov 2012

who was the "reporter"?????

he's trying the old "i might be sorry if i might have offended anybody but i don't think anybody was offended" bullshit.

boycott his dumb bass.

Bucky

(54,013 posts)
22. In the end, most asshole business owners make sound business decisions.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:33 PM
Nov 2012

He's in a growth industry and he's growing. Now modest government regulations are going to make him and his competitors treat their employees a little bit better.

This is how it should be.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
29. I actually would have more respect for him if he had stood by his position,
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:59 PM
Nov 2012


instead of trying to change, because his guy lost.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
28. Obamacare will create jobs
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:57 PM
Nov 2012

Why? Because the law gives the insurance companies 30 million new customers; that will inevitably create jobs, at least some of which will be in the U.S.

JohnnyRingo

(18,633 posts)
31. It doesn't matter if he's backtracking
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:07 PM
Nov 2012

If he now sees which side his pizza dough is buttered on, so what?...We won, and that's what we wanted him to do.

Chalk another one up to the social media that spread the word. This wouldn't have been possible 20 years or so ago.

We do butter pizza dough, don't we?

 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
35. Still not going to order Papa John's.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:46 PM
Nov 2012

We found a local pizza joint that is about half a mile closer to our house from PJ's and that pizza got my wife's certified "Damn Good Pizza" award.

Called I <3 NY Pizza - http://www.nypizzaden.com

They pay workers full time and have bennies.

azbillyboy

(56 posts)
37. Excuse Me But...
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:49 PM
Nov 2012

...You might want to skip this first paragraph if you are getting ready to, or are currently, eating.....

But.... I was out doing volunteer work in the National Forest last week. A very good way to knock yourself dead working for no pay and no thanks but it does get you out to some beautiful locales. I share these vistas with a lot of actual free range cattle. As I was working on the road, a large cow crossed out in front of me, raised its tail and left a handsome deposit in the roadway. The first thing I thought of was "Why does Papa John have a franchise way out here....?"

Okay. It sucks as humor but seriously can we go back to the beginning of this story for a minute?

Poppy said he would be forced to raise the price of his pizzas by fifteen cents because of the OCA.

FIFTEEN FUCKING CENTS?

WTF is that?

When I was a kid it was a daily fine at the library for an overdue book (how many people even remember real books?)

Or a triple decker ice cream cone at the local Rexall Drug store (only chocolate, vanilla or strawberry; no 31 flavors bullshite!).

So if Poppy John said he would have to raise the price of one of his cowflop pizzas by $5, then he might have an argument; I mean, who would pay that price for a turd on a piece of cardboard?

But fifteen cents? Today fifteen cents isn't even pocket change. His claim is so f--king stupid as to deny all rationality! Or did I miss something? BTW I knew this guy was a real d#kwad from a long time ago; a total Reich winger in the same house as the troglodyte who owns Dominos Pizza.



Locrian

(4,522 posts)
55. 15 CENTS
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:30 AM
Nov 2012

But that's just it. That's the problem with being so 'big' - the 15 cents per pizza - when you are scarffing up all the money for yourself - adds up.

It's whats wrong with the large business mentality. They see that and multiply it out, and since it goes to THEIR pocket they HATE it when they cant suck it all up.

Same reason they cut ingredients, shave a penny off slave labor wage kids, etc. It's all backwards - instead of spreading the profit around and seeing that a few cents can make a dramatic difference for the workers, they grad the whole wad for themselves.

It's pretty much THE definition of greed.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
54. He gave money to Romney too.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 10:45 AM
Nov 2012

He also gave as much as 12,000 dollars to various GOP candidates in 2012.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
70. Manning and John Elway are big supporters of the GOP.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:10 PM
Nov 2012

Elway boycotted the trip to the White House after their Super bowl win because the president was a Democrat. They are a couple of dick head buddies.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
49. Agree
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:29 AM
Nov 2012

What took him so long? He could have released this statement the day after it was reported he'd be firing people. Asshat.

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
51. "we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act"
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 02:20 AM
Nov 2012

Which means he will cut team hours just as soon as the media hoopla calms down thanks to his "retraction".

 

John2

(2,730 posts)
83. If
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:30 PM
Nov 2012

he cuts team hours, He cuts back opportunities to earn money. That is simple logic for his business. Just think about it. He needs drivers, to deliver his pizzas and his performance does depend on service the same as those NFL refs.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
53. He should go out of business. One less pizza joint will not be noticed and it would be better
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 02:40 AM
Nov 2012

for the environment.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
56. I loved their pizzas, never again.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:34 AM
Nov 2012

He won't see a dime from me or my friends that once use to swamp the local PJ in SA. I hope he ends up in the garbage bin of life along with his stupid friend Manning. Keep pretending to care!

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
59. Maybe he can hire someone with a sense of taste ...
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:45 AM
Nov 2012

... to work on the 'recipes' so if we ever DO decide to buy his product again, it will taste like pizza and not crap on cardboard.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
65. Just like war movies
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:53 AM
Nov 2012

Damage Control, Report!

She'e taking on water!

So Captain John tries his best tap dance to obfuscate the facts.

Sink you turd!

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
69. He likely didn't realize that boycotts can be painful to the bottom line.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:09 PM
Nov 2012

It's not like anyone wished a boycott on Papa Johns. It didn't happen spontaneously.

Aristus

(66,379 posts)
74. Too late, fuckhead.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:19 PM
Nov 2012

I'm never buying Papa John's pizza again. Unlike some posters here, I thought the pizza wasn't too bad. But I like the thought of respect for the workers more than I like the pizza. So backtrack all you want. I'm done with you...

mwb970

(11,360 posts)
106. Same here.
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 09:08 AM
Nov 2012

I actually have to drive past a Donato's to pick up a pizza at Papa John's. AND I like the Donato's pizza better! So that's it for the Papa.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
78. Still a completely
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:50 PM
Nov 2012

Reprehensible piece of shit,who has never benefited from my patronage...And never will....

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
79. It was always bullshit. Almost none of his employees are affected by ACA
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:51 PM
Nov 2012

Other than the store managers, almost everybody else is part time already. And they all work from separate franchised small businesses -- and many of them are small enough that they get ASSISTANCE under the ACA.

The guy is a first rate dumbass. He shot his mouth off about something that didn't even affect him and now he has created a major PR problem.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
80. I'm still not going to eat his pizzas
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:13 PM
Nov 2012

and I do not believe his re-write of recent history.

The only reason why he's saying what he's saying is because his stocks lost over $100k in share value... which means the board of directors snatched a knot in his ass and probably told him to go fix this mess or he would be replaced as the ceo of the company.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
85. Sheesh. These CEOs suddenly realize that everyone doesn't get their news from Fox.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:51 PM
Nov 2012

How many of these rich guys live in the Fox News fairyland and have no idea what the majority of America thinks?

Pakid

(478 posts)
86. I read where Papa John stock had fallen and he lost 140 Million dollars
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:52 PM
Nov 2012

Greed always wins with these jack asses Every thing they do comes with a price tag I guess it cost less to insure his worker than what he stands to lose by running his big mouth!

Kyad06

(127 posts)
94. Im on the Jersey Shore
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 08:30 PM
Nov 2012

We don't eat chain pizza or seafood BTW Papa John is introducing some new topic options inspired by his employees lack of health care :lung chip, flemball and fecal material crust

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
96. Backlash against Denny's, too,
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 09:22 PM
Nov 2012

has caused the hotshot to "walk back" his statements, too. Another poor, misunderstood asshole who really, really, really didn't mean what he said (now that there's been a negative financial impact.)

Crowman1979

(3,844 posts)
100. Cottage Inn. back in Michigan blows this papa john's clown out of the water.
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:04 AM
Nov 2012

Give me a square pizza any day of the week.

behindenemylins

(41 posts)
102. Tasty Pizza
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:35 AM
Nov 2012

Located in Lyndhurst, Ohio...where their own Josh Mandel was cremated in favor of Sherrod Brown.

Family owned, sponsor of numerous local little leagues, great prices, respectable atmosphere and only three pieces go a very long way.

Whereas, Papa Johns is only good for getting up at 3AM with a desert in your mouth and sweat-inducing gut pains only cured by a trip to the facilities. Not saying that for joke either.


Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
119. That's where we dined after a night of bowling
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:19 PM
Nov 2012

Little shop with the Tribe game on.
I remember the sausage sandwich as their specialty.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
103. too bad, so sad....
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 06:55 AM
Nov 2012

... love means never having to say you're sorry. Once you say it, you can't take it back. These guys never learned adages like these when they were growing up. My guess is that they were spoiled brats, and bullies to boot. If I was that man, with all of money and mini Disneyland, I would kiss the feet of my customers AND employees. I don't eat pizza, period. So he never got any of my money anyway. But, I still hope he never recovers from his Freudian foot-in-mouth slip.

Pumpkin pies out of the oven, out of here now----------->>>>>>>

southern_belle

(1,647 posts)
104. Too late, asshole!
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 08:21 AM
Nov 2012

If you have that mentality to begin with, I have that stubborn mentality to never order another Papa John's pizza!

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
105. Hundreds more stores?
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 08:34 AM
Nov 2012

Great. Hundreds of locations more where Americans can buy really cheaply made crap that is really bad for them! Buy more nutrition free "food" and lots of it! Get even fatter and then go to the doctor for glandular problems.

Oy.

Julie

krakfiend

(202 posts)
115. of course he is hiring more workers
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:55 AM
Nov 2012

it's pretty obvious, he is laying off all full time workers and switching to all temp workers, thus he needs more part timers than full timers. that way he doesn't have to pay them insurance.

 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
116. i'm inclined to believe that, if the rest of the interview *was* reported somewhere.
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 06:10 AM
Nov 2012

It's quite easy to believe that the media would hype part of an interview while dropping the bits that go against the spin they're trying to give it. They do it all the time.

I really don't see what's so controversial. That's what business owners do; they try to find ways around things that cost them money.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
117. Agreed. However, this story has been out for months.
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:00 PM
Nov 2012

If the storyline has mischaracterized or exaggerated what he said.... why did he only wait until a few days ago to correct it?


This story was being used by right wing media as a campaign weapon against the President. And he had no problem with it, until his side lost. And apparently his pizza chains started losing money.


My bet is that if Romney had won, this sudden correction never would have been made.


Do you have any doubt who he voted for? Papa Johns is just like Walmart. Another 1% doing everything he can to hold the 99% down. Even if it means the country must suffer as a result.


I will never order Papa Johns pizza again.
 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
118. papa johns is nothing like walmart. walmart is the market leader in all the categories
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:07 PM
Nov 2012

it operates in and the biggest employer in both the us & the world.

papa johns is chickenfeed.

i don't care why he waited to correct the record; point is, the record doesn't say anything but the obvious.

why people got irate about such a statement i have no clue. i suspect hype from the democratic PR machine, myself.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
120. Agreed. Papa Johns isn't close to Walmart.
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:57 PM
Nov 2012

But the principles of the governing bodies are the same. Neither cares much for their workers.

NICO9000

(970 posts)
122. I HATE when they pull this "team" shit
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:38 PM
Nov 2012

Schantter is richer than God while his "teammates" earn virtually nothing.

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