I agree most are un insured already but Obama is trying to address it. Its something that should be considered in this debate.

Do we as a society wish our food to be prepared by unhealthy people?

IS it worth the extra nickle to insure them? I say yes and for gods sake let them work full time.

I go to a family business for my pizza it tastes better and I feel better knowing mom dad grandma and grand kids are doing the food prep.

I am weird like that though, my kids had friends that worked the fast food places and the stories I have heard...... one should really consider if the drive through is worth a chance at Hep c.

ever asked yourself why it tastes better?

Duh of course I do its an old family business with a family recipe and a family name to uphold, it has better ingredients,and its not Papa John's

News flash to Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter: Obamacare isn’t the only thing costing your business money.

The pizza chain head has made his views on the Affordable Care Act clear in recent months, claiming the new health care law will cost his business about $5 to $8 million per year. To compensate Schnatter's said he will likely raise pizza prices and cut back some workers’ hours so he doesn’t have to insure them.

Caleb Melby of Forbes has graciously done the math on Obamacare’s cost to Papa John’s and according to his analysis, to cover the cost of Obamacare, the pizza chain would have to raise prices by 3.4 to 4.6 cents per pie -- way less than the 11 to 14 cents Schnatter claims he needs.

And there are other changes the chain could make to save some money, Melby notes, like not giving away 2 million pizzas for free at a cost of between $24 and $32 million to the company, for example. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/papa-johns-obamacare_n_2123207.html

I like their double bacon 6 cheese pizza. Mmmmmmm.

I had that last time. Not as good as the Hawaiian BBQ Chicken pizza. I will need to get that soon especially since all these other guys are gonna try to boycott them.

Also they are not losing money giving away pizzas.... its part of their NFL promo that makes them lots of money. Simple business, they wouldn't do it if it wasn't profitable.

Exactly, Papa John's is just following suit of what the other major chains (not all food) have been doing for years. Wal-Mart does the exact same thing and has been doing so for years. This was well before Obamacare was even hatched. So why doesn't their BS get exposed to the media? I think that Obamacare is a bad idea, but it seems that big companies are using it as a "chicken little" excuse for some things. The sky is falling!.................lol

So, ya'll don't do Dominos, Pizza Hut or Cicis?

Its a tax write off and who the heck wants a pizza made by desperate poor people with no insurance? I would not risk Hep C over a free pizza uggggg stay away from the chains.

I know business owners who also agree that the claims are bogus,,,

and then there is the issue of 'math' that really doesnt require immense knowledge of running a business,,,

All these non business owners who do not understand running a business coming out and attacking business owners who understand running a business is the same thing as republican politicians lacking science degrees attacking scientists who have science degrees.

Insured, uninsured, all folks who work handling food have to get checked to get a food handlers permit.
Having insurance doesn't insure your server, cook or dishwasher doesn't have aids and is spitting in your meal.

Hepatitis A is a contagious disease. It travels in feces, and can spread from person to person, or can be contracted from food or water. In cases of contaminated food, it is usually the person preparing the food who contaminates it.
http://www.foodborneillness.com/hepatitis_food_poisoning

I have never heard of a fast food worker getting a "food handlers permit" and what diseases are checked for before its granted.


I would think a poor worker who had no insurance and was looking forward to getting it, instead had his hours cut and still no insurance may get a little disgruntled.

Me I wont take the chance and will not go to Papa Johns.

So, utilising some form of distorted logic, you're saying that food workers without health insurance are likely to transmit Hep A?