re: #55 engineer cat

After President Obama’s health care law takes full effect, the slogan for national pizza chain Papa John’s may need an update. Instead of, “Better ingredients. Better Pizza,” may we suggest, “Better health care. Pricier pizza.”

Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter says that Obamacare will result in a $0.11 to $0.14 price increase per pizza, or $0.15 to $0.20 cents per order, Pizza Marketplace, a trade publication, reports. (Hat tip: @dkberman via Twitter.)

Under Obamacare, the company, which is the third-largest pizza takeout and delivery chain in the United States, will have to offer health care coverage to more of its 16,500 total employees or pay a penalty to the government.

can there be any clearer explanation of how low prices are often only possible because of workers forced to accept sub par benefits?

if i were mr schnatter, i wouldn’t be so quick to highlight publicly how papa john’s exploits its workers

Oh, it’s worse. Papa John’s is facing a class action lawsuit over underpayment of delivery drivers.

(note: the drivers were paid a bit over minimum wage but were responsible for all vehicle expenses. It’s not quite as open and shut as some might wish. It’s still an existing suit over underpayment of workers.)