CEOs and franchisees of local eateries — including Applebee’s and Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches — said mandates outlined in the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” will impose an excessive burden on their businesses. While some students expressed disdain with companies bringing politics into their businesses, restaurant representatives said the act will force them to modify employee schedules and raise food prices for their businesses to survive.
Zane Tankel, CEO of Apple-Metro, the New York metropolitan area franchisee for Applebee’s, said in an interview with Fox Business that he would not hire any more workers and was considering cutting the hours of current employees. Jimmy John Liautaud, CEO and founder of Jimmy John’s, also said in a Fox News interview his company will need to cut employees’ hours rather than provide them with health insurance.
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I would suggest that most of the folks that did NOT vote for OweBlama can say they saw this coming.....
ReplyDeleteWhen did we get a Jimmy John's? And where is it?
ReplyDeleteMust be nice that they can make such an easy shift to there work force and get around it while also relying on the customers to tip to supplement the servers wage.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of my tips won't change.Maybe I am a tightwad,but $5 is my set amount regardless of politics.
ReplyDeleteThen they will whine that they cannot find people to fill the jobs.
ReplyDeleteLet's hear it for all those "job creators" we're all supposed to be venerating as if they were Our Lady of Lourdes. They create crap jobs that are just a few notches above slavery. I don't eat at chain restaurants; if I did, however, I would prefer to pay higher prices so that the employees might have health care.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter, if both healthcare and taxes both are raised next year, there won't be that many people going to places like Applebee's and Red Lobster any way.
ReplyDeleteThe people that do have the money are going to go to places like Sobo's, Adam's, Fratelli's where they know they are not only locally owned but also using all local fresh seafood, meats and produce.
Big Box restaurants are going to take a big hit if congress let's us go over that fiscal cliff.
Why wait until they raise prices? Stop going to franchise restaurants now, shop local, eat at a locally owned restaurant. Boycott now.
ReplyDeleteWhat ? Do you idiots think local eaterys are not going to have to do the same thing? Wake up!
ReplyDelete1:54 Just how many local eatery's to you think employ more than 50 people? It is always the name callers who don't have the facts.
ReplyDeleteIncrease the prices.. I won't eat there anymore.
ReplyDeleteIn instances like this, those who voted for Obama need to show a little integrity for a change. You voted for this crap - you should be the first out the door.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of my tips won't change.Maybe I am a tightwad,but $5 is my set amount regardless of politics.
ReplyDeleteDecember 3, 2012 11:31
Yes you are a tightwad. The tip is a percentage of what the food bill comes to.
When the waitress/server brings you your bill you calculate the tip from it. Usually 15-20% of the bill goes to tip.
If you are having hard times 10-12% might be ok.
If you can't afford the tip, do not eat out.