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Cicada

(4,533 posts)
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 07:51 PM Nov 2012

Papa John: taker and moocher

When they fail to pay enough for an employee to be able to afford healthcare they are getting a subsidy from the rest of us who pay for health costs of their uninsured workers. When Papa John then opposes paying a small penalty to help cover the cost of their uninsured workers which the rest of us pay they become takers and moochers from the rest of us.

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Papa John: taker and moocher (Original Post) Cicada Nov 2012 OP
but he needs his castle ........ for he is a king Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #2
the worst part is AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #3
You don't get to live in a 40,000 square foot mansion Warpy Nov 2012 #4
There is a lot of this in coporate America. n/t Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #5
I've never eaten at Papa John's, and I never will AndyA Nov 2012 #6
Their product is garbage Iceberg Louie Nov 2012 #8
Exactly smaug Nov 2012 #9
It doesn't even taste like pizza budkin Nov 2012 #11
Occupy Papa Johns! barnabas63 Nov 2012 #7
The Papa John's story is gonna be on Ed Shultz tonite goblue316 Nov 2012 #10
Memo to Schnatter: I don't want people without health insurance handling my food! muntrv Nov 2012 #12
I just sent a similar message. xfundy Nov 2012 #13
we need a like button god damn it. mopinko Nov 2012 #14
Freepers love their Porta Johns Blue Owl Nov 2012 #15

AlGoreRhythms

(111 posts)
3. the worst part is
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:12 PM
Nov 2012

he could easily add the eleven cents to each pizza and most people wouldn't notice

and it wouldn't cost him anything else

Warpy

(111,267 posts)
4. You don't get to live in a 40,000 square foot mansion
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:12 PM
Nov 2012

by giving honest value and service, paying your employees well, and contributing your fair share to your country.

Now faced with losing 14 cents per cheapened pie, he's screaming like a castrated rabbit.

He's not going to miss it, of course, since he has enough cash to last him for the next ten lifetimes. It's the principle of the thing! How dare these PEONS expect things like health care? If they can't afford it on the seven something an hour he pays them, they should do without and just die.

AndyA

(16,993 posts)
6. I've never eaten at Papa John's, and I never will
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:23 PM
Nov 2012

What concerns me is if this guy is really this cheap, that attitude must extend to the quality of the product they serve. Cheap ingredients, poorly paid, overworked, unhappy employees...cutting corners wherever they can.

Can't imagine why anyone would eat there.

Iceberg Louie

(190 posts)
8. Their product is garbage
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:50 PM
Nov 2012

I've never been a fan. Skimpy on toppings (including the cheese), and the crust is at best forgettable. Might as well throw parmesan on the box; you probably won't know the difference.

smaug

(230 posts)
9. Exactly
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:05 PM
Nov 2012

Cheap CEO, crappy product. And, he and all the other "Galtian" vermin cast their employee costs on all the rest of us. I've already boycotted Dominos for years; just adding PooPoo John to this short list.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
13. I just sent a similar message.
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:36 PM
Nov 2012

And a link to a pic showing their name changed to "Porta John's Pizza."

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