I will be boycotting and I will have all my friends to do the same. I always order lunch for my office a government agency and I always suggest a luncheon location and it will not be any of these.

Ridiculous! Show me the ARTHIMETIC! How much will it really cost them to offer insurance to their employees? Surely it will not be close to what they will pay in legal damages if a customer should become ill due to an infection, disease, or sickness passed on by one of their employees. CEOs STOP THE GREED!!! Protect your employees....protect your customers NOW!

I truly enjoy Papa Johns and Applebee's food...but I enjoy people more! I Am Boycotting both companies!

Yes, I'm happy to boycott these capitalist jerks! Seriously, these guys are offensive to me. Cutting hours to avoid giving your employees healthcare - shame on you!!! How much profit is enough for you? Most of your employees need 2 jobs just to make a living because of their paltry wages. Sleep well Papa John.

I am boycotting.

Boycotting all the way!!!! down with the fat cats

Boycotting? really? what did you guys think was going to happen? Free stuff for all? was the ToothFairy going to pay for it?

YOU people are sure stupid. You should be boycotting the government and Obamacare. These are people in a business to make a livelyhood. I just can not believe the stupidity of people.

Boycotting? What do you guys think you would do if ALL the companies, including WALMART plan to do so? Boycott everything and do what?

I will gladly eat at Papa John...he's a man running a business, a business that employs people.

I already go to Costco instead of Sam's club ecause they offer health care to their employees. Let the competition begin in the restaurant bus.

I will eat Papa Johns twice a week just to help them out! It is their right to make money and run their company as they see fit! Everybody expects something for free! Wake up! These company's are not the problem, the laws and taxes are the problems!

These businesses will never see my hungry face until they come to their senses. I fully understand that they are unhappy with our president, not everyone will ever be in full agreement, however I hope they enjoy the emptiness of their stores.

Yea lets boycott and put more people out of work, good plan MORONS!!!!

The comments made by these CEO's reflect their misguided political opinions and soundbyte mentality. More than likely they worship at the alters of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and the vacuous twits of FOX. "We the People" (the first words of the US Constitution) will decide whether to punish these entrepreneurs for their greed by voting every time we reach into our wallets. I have a feeling that when push comes to shove, these blustering fools will back down because customers will simply not patronize companies that say "screw you" and smart business owners will turn this into a marketing advantage by promoting economic patriotism.

I will never ever eat at any of these places, shame on them

I will be boycotting papa johns, Denny's, and applebees. I will make sure my friends and family participate.

The rich get richer and tell you to take it out on the servers who are already hurting for a decent wage. I would say to boycott, but my daughter works at a Denny's, so instead I am going to say, "Order less food and tip the servers generously!

If you do not boycott these gods of greed, they will squeeze more and more. you think Healthcare is their issue?? Its merely their excuse. They would cut their emplyoees hearts out for a nickel any time. If they can blame health care costs..so much the better. Papa John worth $350million (no joke) and he's whining about 14 cents per pizza? His employees can pay, he won't. I am in on the boycott!

If you boycott all the companies that are going to have to make these kind of hard decisions to survive Obamacare, get ready! Cause there's going to be alot of them! Obamacare will prove to be harmful to American businesses! Overseas businesses however will thrive!

I too will be boycotting companies that say "screw you" to their employees, and will instead bring my business to their local competitors....especially if I know their competitors treat their employees with dignity and respect.

I will boycott. Trying to lose weight anyway - all the more motivation. But when I do go out, it won't be to Papa Johns, Chick-Fil-A, Applebees, Denny's, DQ or any other place that blantantly disregards their employees so much.

I will be boycotting and I will have all my friends to do the same.

John Schnatter didn't just build a successful company on his own; his apparent success was on the back of employees that help build the brand by working hard, and Schnatter felt they didn’t deserve any coverage options for healthcare, that they weren’t worth it, worth factoring in this very human need into their budget and cost way before now. his 'preferred' employees are covered but not the hourly workers that live day to day based off the tips and the dismel hourly wage. I am not just boycotting this selfish fool but I refuse to contribute to any company that associates with this company. I choose to spend my money at companies where the leaders have a moral center and that is not Papa John.

I will Boycott all of these. Perhaps they don't understand where their money really comes from. i Don't think the top 1% is dining at Denny's.

Just like walmart, these companies not only want us to pay for health insurance but the fair wages of employees. Their employees have to rely on us to pay tips to even come close to a living wage. The companies could care less, our tax dollars can cover the difference. Its time they quit short changing their employees, move into this century and offer a living wage with benifits. My money and my tips will to to the companies that suipport their employees by paying a decent wage and benifits. This is unfair to employees and to taxpayors. .

I THINK THE PIZZA AT PAPA JOHNS TASTE TERRIBLE DON'T LIKE DENNY,S AND NEVER GO TO APPLEBEES SO I DON'T HAVE TO BOYCOTT THEM I ALREADY DO

Boycott. Of course not. I will move all of my dining to any restaurant operator that passes the 5% Obamacare costs to their customers. Even if the restaurant isn't one I'd normally selct. Tack on the 5% Obamacare surcharge and I'll gladly pay it. I will simply then reduce the gratuity to the server by the same amount. My total cost are flat. The owner gets the 5% surcharge to pay his tax. The employee gets 5% less in gratuity. Now that voter is held accountable for the voting decision they made. Folks, this is how it works. Increase our taxes and we will find a way to let those who made the bad decision be held accountable.

Have you noticed these are mostly the places that serve *&%$ food anyway? It will be quite easy to boycott them now especially when you can clearly see the owners and founders are a bunch of *&%$* as well. What a bunch of rotten apples mixed with sour grapes. They are over the hate rainbow. The next thing you know they will be demanding secession and impeachment of Obama. They learned nothing from recent events and they are absolute clowns. Keep it up, Bozos, we are laughing at you.

I have already stopped eating at papa johns now I am adding Dennys & DQ to my botcott .
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The amount of money "Papa John" donated to Willard would have more than paid for the increase of 11 cents per pizza it going to cost him to help his employees with their health insurance. Better to donate to a political campaign that was a waste? Better than help the people who make it possible to live in a huge mansion and afford him the ability to host a huge campaign fundraiser for a loser???? Amazing how so many of you have allowed yourselves to be duped.

It's funny Republicans are now against their own ideas, aka Obamacare now that Obama adopted it. The individual mandate was a Republican plan so we wouldn't have smoochers off the healthcare system. Who's the real idiot? blind hate makes Republicans look silly spinning in circles for all to see. Keep losing, losers! I don't eat in any of those places cause I actually care about putting junk in my body. You know, taking personally responsibilty.

It's not hard for me to stay away from any of these places since I don't think their food is good anyway. Lots of other great choices and I choose local owned places.

Businesses always pass on extra costs to the customer, Is this something new? NO!
BUT! when they start threatening the livelihoods of their employees, and belittle the intelligence of at least half of the population that is behind this REAL attempt to take healthcare to a different level, Then I as a consumer will take my business elsewhere, as I am sure once they see the ignorance of their ways through their wallet, they will come sniveling back to the table with the taste of athletes foot on their tongues.

Wow everyone! Thanks for all the great discussion! Here's another question for you that disagree with these business owners' decisions to ponder -- if a small business or chain like these are feeling economic pressures because of the Affordable Care Act, what would be a reasonable way to offset costs?

Yes, I will never buy another pizza from Papa John's. I will never eat at a Denny's or Applebee's either. The owners of these places are nothing but selfish, greedy bastards. I hope enough people stop patronizing these places that they have to close. This is exactly what is wrong with this country. People that have everything and never get enought when some people don't even have a place to live. It is a shame. And by the way, I never shop at Wallmart either. How can all these rethuglicans talk so much about freedom? Isn't forming a union a freedom. All they care about is money. Selfish, greedy bastards all.

I sopped going to Denny years ago due to racial intolerance practiced by managers. I never liked their food anyway. I will miss Dairy Queen adn Applebees never had much of a menu. As for Papa John's - their pizza always gave me heartburn.

Lol you know that almost all bussiness will have to cut hours or lay people off due to all the new regulations right. where will you go...lol

So, how much money did this greedy, unAmerican donate to the Romney campaign? Probably at least as much as it would cost to provide health insurance to the very people who are helping him make his millions.

hell, no won't eat at any of these places--lots of other choices where owners treat their employees with respect

I definitely will not got to these restaraunts. IHOP is definitely better & much, much cleaner than Denny's. Pizza Hut is much better pizza. We got a hint about Papa John's when we saw a pic of the CEO's mansion he lives in and his ad about giving away millions of pizzas. This tells us that they make plenty off of their patrons &, to be honest, they don't care about patrons or their employees.

Well, if people will be losing jobs because of the boycott, then all things being equal, the companies who ARE offering health care to their employees will be gaining a lot more customers and consequently be in the position to offer increased employment. ON WITH THE BOYCOTT!

So Denny's is adding a 5% surcharge to help offset the cost of healthcare for their employees? Better idea. A company willing to come up with solution that will ensure that the health and welfare of their employees and (by extension) their customers without affecting their bottom line, imho, has made a sound decision.

I will now support Denny's, Applebees, and Papa John's. I never have before, but it's just ridiculous that you people feel so entitled. The owners of the businesses are in business to MAKE A PROFIT. That's what business is. If obamacare increases the costs for businesses to operate, why the hell would prices remain the same?

It is a simple concept that seems to go right over the majority's head. Sad.

DineEquity is the parent organization that owns Applebee's AND IHOP... I"m not giving my business to all four...

It's not about BOYCOTTING businesses that oppose the "tax hike." It's about SUPPORTING other businesses that place the well-being of their employees above their own profits.

If these companies are operating such that a slight increase in employee health costs (which will lead to higher productivity, by the way) will make them insolvent, they're running their business incorrectly to begin with, and the standard model of capitalism will run its course upon them.

I haven't eaten at Denny's in 20 years after the staff of a Denny's in Nebraska refused to service an African American friend because they "didn't want his kind in their restaurant." Denny's corporate of 20 years ago gave the young man no response to his complaint about refusal of service. I'm sure they'd now say "we aren't like that," and others would say "lol you're boycotting Denny's over something that ancient?!?" but it's looking like Denny's is full of fail, so I'm feeling pretty happy about my decision to avoid them. My boycott continues.

I don't eat at Applebee's because I think their food isn't worth bothering about, there are so many better options out there. So, that one is easy.

My husband likes (or liked) Papa Johns, I told him about all of this, and the boycott is ON. Like with Denny's, when I boycott, I boycott hard. John Richguy would have to do some convincing penance to get one penny from me in the future. I am 36 years old, and capable of not having Papa Johns until I die, no matter how long that is. My household has already ordered pizzas since our boycott started . . . we got Pizza Hut. It was good. Buh-bye, John!

I have a really good capitalist idea. Start shorting Denny's stock. It's bound to drop over the next couple of months. In the mid $4 range, so it's cheap enough to made a good short sale move...haha

"yourworstnightmare" is our country's worst nightmare. I imagine you consider youself a good human being. At the end, I really hope there is a judgement day.
Then you will know. I will boycott.

Sandra
You bet I'll support them. I have no intention of boycotting them. They are doing the right thing.

My family is boycotting Papa Johns Pizza. Their CEOs make millions while we pay all the unpaid hospital bills of their employees. They are laughing at us all the way to the bank. We will buy pizza from local restaurants that do provide health insurance to their employees!

My family and friends are boycotting Papa John's Pizza. People united have more power in changing the world for the better.

I am for one will not boycott any business that tells the truth, what did people think was going to happen? When gasoline goes up, so does food pricing, when there is a rise in corn prices everything goes up, these businesses are just telling the reason prices will be going up, every business is going to do this, too all of you that think it is greed, go open your own company and do it your way, if you think the 5% on a pizza is something wait till you see what is going to happen to your healthcare, thanks to the last election Thanksgiving, will now be renamed Thankstaking.

When business owners live in absurd wealth while their employees--the ones who do the cement pounding labor while smiling and taking care of customers can't afford basic medical needs of family...and live meagerly to basic modestly, there is a huge problem. The problem is not Obama. It is greed. It is lack of morals. That the laws are even an issue to these companies should be the embarassing issue to these owners. Count me in with the boycotts.

Disgusting what Denny's and Papa Johns have threatened to do to their workers. These CEOs have made huge profits off the backs of their minimum wage employees. These are cruel people and a very sad sign of the selfish times we live in. The elite categorize the rest as "moochers" in a very transparent attempt to grab all they can, regardless to what's actually earned and fair to those who work hard for these bastard companies and ask only a fair shake in return. I don't wish to see our country revert to a lopssided, medieval value system... Count me in to boycott these awful companies and all who choose to stand against fairness and decency in business.

Guess the bottom line is being threatened. CEO's have decided, since their business is already falling off, that maybe they shouldn't be threatening their workers and have called off their threats! Yes, we won. For those who thought we were crazy for boycotting.................................smile!!!!

I will be patronizing them. It's about time that people stand up against communism in this country! And yes, they are capitalists. We are a capitalist country, last time I checked. If you don't like it, go somewhere else instead of voting in communist presidents!!!

Bob Jones You can patronize any place u want to. If u think it is communism to stand up for workers' rights, maybe u should move to a communist country & wake up. Anyway, Americans stood up for what was right & the rich backed down as soon as they found out their childish acts were affecting their bottom line. They back down and apologized. smile

I have lived in a communist country and believe me, it sucks- that is why I am against America going down that road as our political leaders are currently taking us. You think that you have a right to health care- that is a communist brainwashing. You have to work for health care. And for all wages. That's the way that capitalism works. And that is why we have liberty from the government. When the government gives you everything, they also control everything. I'm sure if you want to be fat and lazy and sit on your butt all day long watching TV, you wouldn't mind that!

The Gov't doesn't give me healthcare - we pay for it. Apparently bob jones hasn't even read about Obamacare or anything to do with it. If u lived in a communist country & u think that's what our country is doing, u do have a problem - a serious problem. The Gov't hasn't give me anything. When I rec'd money from the Gov't it was because I worked for Dept of Defense for 26 yrs. duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh You need to take a course in American History and Economics.

It is not the government's job to take wealth from the wealthy and redistribute it to others. that's called marxism. Apparently you have all been drinking the liberal kool-aid for way too long. The government's job in taxation is to use the money to provide for the well-being of the nation. Our government has gone far, far beyond that. And don't try to make an issue of religious freedom (companies who are being forced to pay for abominable practices like abortion drugs) into an issue of rich CEOs. You are changing the subject!!!

You will agree with anything President Obama does, including forcing the strongest marxist, anti-Christian efforts on America in history (just look at his endorsement of homosexuality, the democratic convention voting NO to have God in their party line, forcing taxpayer funded abortion, and obamacare which forces employer funded abortion, among, many, many other things that he has done. Why are you such a strong supporter even though he goes against many of the things that are beyond a modicum of decency? Because the only alternative is a rich white male? Why don't you support neither and call them for what they are? Because you are racist, and you are proud of it and unapologetic for it. So don't go around telling me that you have a moral reason for your economic cause!!!

I work for Denny's. They told us that they are cutting everyone's hours so we will be under 28 hours a week. Just so they wont have to pay for Obamacare. I can't afford my bills as it is and now Im losing my hours at work.

"No Name Denny's Employee" Did you vote for Hussein Obama?

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This is what occupy Wall Street is all about. Because of Obama Care. Papa Johns is going to go from a 1.4 billion dollars annual revenue to 1.2 billion in annual revenue. So we must now panic and cut hours and raise our prices because, God forbid we drop to 1.2 billion. You know how much that affects my bonus. SMH

So sad that any business or individual needs to pay more taxes :(. Times are tough but obviously above government employees are exempt :-/

Funny, how folks don't boycott airlines or the local garbage/rubbish company for raising cost or added fees. I also noticed that some folks bash Fox News but can't explain why they call it "faux or fake" news. Just because your president said it doesn't make FOX News anymore fake or faux then NBC, ABC or CNN.
Watch CNN or FOX because the reporting is newsworthy not because someone else like your neighbor, president or kids don't like it.

I haven't heard "our" President say anything about not watching FauxNews. I don't watch it because I use to watch it and they kept feeding lies instead of news. It would not matter what President Obama did or did not do,they would dream up some kind of conspiracy plan or just flat out lie about it. If you watch FauxNews & then watch any other news you will see what I'm talking about; but, more than likely, if you are a right-winger or tea potter, you will still side with FauxNews. smile

I could go for some Papa Johns right about now. :) Quit forcing shit on people and there won't be none.

I work at dennys in texas the force labor on me all the time now im seeking mental help theyv drove me to the point