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Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours...[W:287/521]

No doubt, cardiovascular care is very complex and very expensive, one of the reasons that any blips in that category were killers for potential H.I. clients. I had more trouble with Cardio, any history of cancer, or C.O.P.D. with underwriting than anything.

Im in the high risk pool for my State. I also get disability. Those two have kept me alive with an acceptable morbidity.
 
Im in the high risk pool for my State. I also get disability. Those two have kept me alive with an acceptable morbidity.
I have no problem with a high risk pool, it needs to be sustainable, but my industry experience tells me it wouldn't be a difficult adjustment.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

It's sad that the government providing health-care to everyone is the bad guy, and not the guy putting the extra cost onto the people, and the workers.

Though this is an argument for a single payer system as well though.

It is comments like this that lend credence to the notion that some people have that liberals are informationally challenged. Unfortunately, providing health care to everyone will come with a price tag. It would appear that you feel that the price should be absorbed by businesses instead of passing it through to the consumer. In addition, you begrudge the business from cutting man-hours. What, exactly, do you expect the business to do? If they are going to incur additional costs, they must consider hiking prices and lowering operating costs. Do you REALLY think that businesses profits are so sky high that they can absorb these kinds of expenses and still make money?

I own a staffing agency that utilizes only temporary workers. When we don't have new clients to service, we don't have the work to give to our temporary people. If we allow the workers to work more than 29 hours in a week, we suddenly have to offer them insurance- and continue paying the partial premium even if we don't have any work to offer the temp. My 60-65 hour/week workers just got their hours cut to 29. That way, we can stay in business. That's how it goes.

There is no way to stimulate job growth while mandating that employers reduce their existing staff's hours just to stay in business. Maybe one day no one will have to work and the government can just provide for all of our needs. Until then, we need businesses to provided jobs to provide income to provide food and shelter. Just how it is.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

I don't know if it's been mentioned in the thread, but this single Denny's owner has lost his franchise and has been disavowed by Denny's corp.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

I don't know if it's been mentioned in the thread, but this single Denny's owner has lost his franchise and has been disavowed by Denny's corp.

Link? I saw that the CEO of Denny's came down on him but didn't read anything about him losing his franchise.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

Link? I saw that the CEO of Denny's came down on him but didn't read anything about him losing his franchise.
I didn't either. Denny's did distance themselves from his stance, that's confirmed.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

That shows you the direction this country is heading, running a business will become tougher and tougher. If this doesn't turn around the whole country will favor Detroit.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

That shows you the direction this country is heading, running a business will become tougher and tougher. If this doesn't turn around the whole country will favor Detroit.

Detroit may be a kind comparison.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

That shows you the direction this country is heading, running a business will become tougher and tougher. If this doesn't turn around the whole country will favor Detroit.

Oh dear, businesses who offer the bare minimum to their employees will be forced to throw a few extra crumbs in the bucket. What a tragedy.

It's not even like this really affects businesses outside of that particular sect. And it's also not even like this is a sudden thing. Businesses were already affected by this. Obama's re-election did not suddenly raise the price to run a business. Businesses like Papa John's and this guy really need to spare us the theatrics.
 
No, it doesn't apply to 2013 employment. Papa John's doesn't have to start screwing its employees for a full year.



Trouble is , 2012 and 2013 are the income years used to set your subsidy level for Obamacare..........
 
CPWILL

Obamacare is NOT IN EFFECT YET. So your price charts just document the GREED of EXTROSIONIST CRIMINALS.

Once Obamacare is in effect.

it will be 4 to 9.5% OF PAY. And no higher........
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

Oh dear, businesses who offer the bare minimum to their employees will be forced to throw a few extra crumbs in the bucket. What a tragedy.

It's not even like this really affects businesses outside of that particular sect. And it's also not even like this is a sudden thing. Businesses were already affected by this. Obama's re-election did not suddenly raise the price to run a business. Businesses like Papa John's and this guy really need to spare us the theatrics.

Obviously you don't run a business and realize the slim margins they operate on already.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

Obviously you don't run a business and realize the slim margins they operate on already.

Pretty sure that the people doing the grunt work for the business operate on much slimmer margins than the business itself.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

Pretty sure that the people doing the grunt work for the business operate on much slimmer margins than the business itself.

As they should, they don't have any risk invested.
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

As they should, they don't have any risk invested.

No, of course not -- just their and their families' livelihoods....
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

No, of course not -- just their and their families' livelihoods....

And how is that the business owners fault?
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

And how is that the business owners fault?

Did I say it was?
 
Re: Denny's to charge 5% 'Obamacare surcharge' and cut employee hours to deal with co

Did I say it was?

if not why bring it up to begin with?:roll:
 
I mean the market where dollars are dropping in buying power, portions are getting shimmed down, chip bags have more air, and prices go up due to government interference. That market. Other than that, why don't you go ahead and give us your analysis?

Oh Lordy. Fake News claims another victim.
 
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In zee teeth. No free lunch boxes.

Parasite Nation comes with costs... fewer jobs... hidden taxes... everywhere.

But it's freeeeeeeeeee! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Wrong numb nuts. It's Aints free.

Wow - what a grade A Dick.

So - Dennys sucks enough as it is . . . and he thinks people are going to keep working there if they get a guaranteed hourly hack? Or they're going to keep eating there if the alternative restaurants are cheaper? People will just find new jobs that give the hours they need and he'll replace it with people who don't care as much as are crappier employees.

Hello - where did his business brain go?

Does it cost more? Then boost patronage and increase business and sales to cover the spike. . .holy crap. what a ****tard.

That's like saying 'since sugar costs more we're going ot dramatically decrease our production efficiency which will further boost the costs.'

*facepalm*

If you ruffle corporate feathers enough and cause a serious problem for them you can get kicked OUT of your franchise!
 
Wow - what a grade A Dick.

So - Dennys sucks enough as it is . . . and he thinks people are going to keep working there if they get a guaranteed hourly hack? Or they're going to keep eating there if the alternative restaurants are cheaper? People will just find new jobs that give the hours they need and he'll replace it with people who don't care as much as are crappier employees.

Hello - where did his business brain go?

Does it cost more? Then boost patronage and increase business and sales to cover the spike. . .holy crap. what a ****tard.

That's like saying 'since sugar costs more we're going ot dramatically decrease our production efficiency which will further boost the costs.'

*facepalm*

If you ruffle corporate feathers enough and cause a serious problem for them you can get kicked OUT of your franchise!
Most businesses will increase your cost, I think he's just being upfront about it, not to excuse that he is acting a bit like a baby.
 
Most businesses will increase your cost, I think he's just being upfront about it, not to excuse that he is acting a bit like a baby.

Yep. A slow increase in cost - that happens all the time. It's business.

But the cutting of hours . . .that's just wrong.

there's a right and a wrong way - and turning your employees against you is the wrong wrong way.
 
Yep. A slow increase in cost - that happens all the time. It's business.

But the cutting of hours . . .that's just wrong.

there's a right and a wrong way - and turning your employees against you is the wrong wrong way.
The employees are suffering because of the full time requirements. The penalties associated with 30hr work shifts are heavy and add up. I feel sorry for them obviously, but they were turned into a liability by bad law, something we honestly need to keep mind of. It would be nice if warm, fuzzy, and fair were parts of business equations, but unfortunately sometimes the cold hearted decision is the only one left.
 
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