Papa John's Pizza and healthcare

[kydonky]

The CEO of Papa John's Pizza says that they are going to have to raise the price of pizza by 14 cents in order to pay for Obamacare.

Wow I did not realize obamacare would be that cost affective.

For 14 cents a month you can provide health care to 100,000+ children and stuggling famlies right here in the USA. Plus you get a peperonni and onion pizza in the deal.

Problem is solved!!!!!!!

[waterdog101]

The CEO of Papa John's Pizza says that they are going to have to raise the price of pizza by 14 cents in order to pay for Obamacare.

Wow I did not realize obamacare would be that cost affective.

For 14 cents a month you can provide health care to 100,000+ children and stuggling famlies right here in the USA. Plus you get a peperonni and onion pizza in the deal.

Problem is solved!!!!!!!

Papa John can't lose, healthcare for 35 million more Americans. a healthy America will eat more pizza, and there's none better than Papa Johns.

[know1]

Papa John can't lose, healthcare for 35 million more Americans. a healthy America will eat more pizza, and there's none better than Papa Johns.

There are a couple of things you don't seem to be grasping.

1. It's not health CARE that is being provided here. It's health INSURANCE. These are not synonyms. The term "insurance" basically means a more expensive way to pay for health care.

2. The other is that if we're going to be paying for this extra health insurance through higher prices on everything we consume, then we didn't need it given to us in the first place.

[mhall]

There are a couple of things you don't seem to be grasping.

1. It's not health CARE that is being provided here. It's health INSURANCE. These are not synonyms. The term "insurance" basically means a more expensive way to pay for health care.

2. The other is that if we're going to be paying for this extra health insurance through higher prices on everything we consume, then we didn't need it given to us in the first place.

Good Lord, you can't say it any better than that.....

Obamacare will equate to higher priced EVERYTHING. Here is something Democrats seem to have a hard time grasping. Helping all of humanity with every little problem cost alot of money.................SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY THE BILL!!!!!

[waterdog101]

There are a couple of things you don't seem to be grasping.

1. It's not health CARE that is being provided here. It's health INSURANCE. These are not synonyms. The term "insurance" basically means a more expensive way to pay for health care.

2. The other is that if we're going to be paying for this extra health insurance through higher prices on everything we consume, then we didn't need it given to us in the first place.

Health Insurance that everyone buys, not given to you. = health care

[kydonky]

There are a couple of things you don't seem to be grasping.

1. It's not health CARE that is being provided here. It's health INSURANCE. These are not synonyms. The term "insurance" basically means a more expensive way to pay for health care.

2. The other is that if we're going to be paying for this extra health insurance through higher prices on everything we consume, then we didn't need it given to us in the first place.

Since there appears to be some nit picky readers on this blog, here is the definition of Insurance from the dictonary. It does not difine higher cost. If that were true you should cancel your house insurance, boat insurance and car insurance.

Insurance; an arrangement by which a company gives customers financial protection against loss or harm such as theft or illness in return for payment premium

Did you notice the term "gives" protection.

Look it up

[zx150]

Lets tax something else for those who don't want to work.

[DJD]

Lets tax something else for those who don't want to work.

Agreed! They should be implanted with a sensor and if you don't get up by 8am M-F you get less obama money errrr gubment money....Don't go to sleep by 11pm M-F you get less obama money! You gain more than 10 pounds a year? Less obama money! You don't look for work less obama money! You don't have a picture ID? No voting and less obama money! You watch CNN, MSNBC, NBC or ABC? Less obama money because your getting educated on how to squeeze more out of others! Awww heck it will never work! This seems like racist talk.....

[mhall]

Agreed! They should be implanted with a sensor and if you don't get up by 8am M-F you get less obama money errrr gubment money....Don't go to sleep by 11pm M-F you get less obama money! You gain more than 10 pounds a year? Less obama money! You don't look for work less obama money! You don't have a picture ID? No voting and less obama money! You watch CNN, MSNBC, NBC or ABC? Less obama money because your getting educated on how to squeeze more out of others! Awww heck it will never work! This seems like racist talk.....

LMAO, To dang funny.....

[know1]

Since there appears to be some nit picky readers on this blog, here is the definition of Insurance from the dictonary. It does not difine higher cost. If that were true you should cancel your house insurance, boat insurance and car insurance.

Insurance; an arrangement by which a company gives customers financial protection against loss or harm such as theft or illness in return for payment premium

Did you notice the term "gives" protection.

Look it up

There's a BIG difference between insurance for car, boat or house where (hopefully) you only utilize it very rarely if ever and health insurance that is used on a monthly, weekly or daily basis.

We're basically giving our money to an insurance company to pay for our daily medications and doctor's visits. If you don't think that we're ultimately paying more BECAUSE we let a company take our money, skim off it's own profits, pay for its expenses and then give the rest to pay for our health care then you're not doing the math or you've been brainwashed.

[kydonky]

There's a BIG difference between insurance for car, boat or house where (hopefully) you only utilize it very rarely if ever and health insurance that is used on a monthly, weekly or daily basis.

We're basically giving our money to an insurance company to pay for our daily medications and doctor's visits. If you don't think that we're ultimately paying more BECAUSE we let a company take our money, skim off it's own profits, pay for its expenses and then give the rest to pay for our health care then you're not doing the math or you've been brainwashed.

If it were only that simple no one would buy health insurance. Would you be able to pay for a quadruple bypass out of pocket?

To accumulate enough cash to cover medical cost for a lifetime you would have to save from the time you are born and hope you do not have any expenses for the first 50 years.

I don't think you understand the basic pricipals of insurance.

The principle is to spread the risk. The larger the risk is spread the lower the cost per person.[

Everyone uses health care but only 40% or so purchase health coverage.

This blog talks about freeloaders all the time. What is the difference in receiving food stamps and healthcare.
One difference is that for humanitarian reasons no one is refused health care in life threating situations.

I think it is time everyone pays the fair share.

Now Pappa Johns is a very big and profitable company. #1 im am surprized that they do not offer corporate employees health insurance (this is how the CEO presented his argument, that to provide health insurance would ^ cost of pizza). #2 the vast majority of franchise holders have fewer than 50 employees and those that do have over 50 employees simply have to "offer" health coverage that can be part of the total compensation for the employee.

[know1]

If it were only that simple no one would buy health insurance. Would you be able to pay for a quadruple bypass out of pocket?

To accumulate enough cash to cover medical cost for a lifetime you would have to save from the time you are born and hope you do not have any expenses for the first 50 years.

I don't think you understand the basic pricipals of insurance.

The principle is to spread the risk. The larger the risk is spread the lower the cost per person.

Everyone uses health care but only 40% or so purchase health coverage.

Sometimes I think I'm the ONLY person that understands the principle of health insurance. Of course we would need insurance to pay for a quadruple bypass, but we should get rid of insurance for our daily meds, routine check-ups, etc.

As I've said before, if I had all the money my employers had paid in premiums for me since I entered the workforce, I could have maintained catastrophic health insurance, paid for my daily health issues out-of-pocket, and would likely have a large reserve of cash set aside for future.

I guess people really think the answer to this problem is doing more of the same things we've been doing for years, but we have to make a fundamental change - i.e. get rid of health insurance other than catastrophic - if we want to see improvement.