From Family Research Council:
It looks like voters aren't the only ones who resent ObamaCare. The restaurant industry can't stomach the health care law either. In a long piece for the Wall Street Journal, chains from Quiznos to Dunkin' Donuts talk about how devastating ObamaCare is to business. Several franchise owners had to put their plans for expansion on hold after 2010, when Congress passed the monstrous law. With the burden of covering more employees (or facing penalties), some chains are either dropping health care options--or employees. Judy Nichols, who operates a Papa John's in Texas, says she has two options. "I can stop offering coverage and pay the $2,000 fine, or I could keep my number of staff under 50 so the mandate doesn't apply. ObamaCare is making me think about cutting jobs instead." At McDonald's, stores are bracing for a $10,000-$30,000 hit at each of its 14,000 stores.
Several company heads converged on Congress last week to complain, but many fear it may be too late. Papa John's CEO John Schnatter says his business has no choice but to pass the costs on to customers. The company is planning to raise prices on pizza, which is just a preview of things to come in other restaurants--most of which are already struggling with the dip in sales. Unfortunately, this is a classic study in the effects of big government. No matter how you slice it, the more Washington grows, the less our economy can.