Yes I will boycott these businesses. This is outrageous!!

Why would I support a company that doent support it's employees. I wont spend a penny at any of these chains.

Why would you boycott them? It is simple economics. Their cost to operate goes up so they pass that on to the consumer. If cheese products all of a sudden went up they would do the same thing. Don't blame the companies, blame the stupid Affordable Care Act.

I can't stand Applebee's. Papa John's is mediocre, and when I get pizza, it's most likely somewhere local because I don't like the pizza at any of the national chains. Denny's is hard to get to and not as good on the East Coast for some reason.

I've been boycotting them all for years, essentially, because I have better options for food. Their actual target audience either won't care, or will boycott them for a while before forgetting what the point was and going back for lack of options.

Why should the customer have to pay more just because Obamacare cost more for the businesses? Can't these businesses just take the money to pay for Obamacare out of their thin profits? Why should people have to pay for the cost of doing business? I think it's insane for a business to pass the cost of providing their services to the actual customers. Don't you think Bill Gates should be providing my pizza benefits?

Liberals are undeniably the stupidest creatures to ever occupy the face of the Earth. EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS in this country will increase their prices because of Obamacare. It is unavoidable (for liberals, that means it can not be avoided). Just because Denny's, Applebees, & Papa John's articulated the reasons is not cause for a boycott (sorry libs. Because they talked about the reason they had to raise prices is not a reason to stop buying their food with your EBT card.)

It's just like any other business. The cost of doing business goes up; prices go up. It's simple. While some pizza franchisee owners who have many locations do very well financially, most are small business people running just a few locations. Every cent counts. When dairy and wheat prices went up a few years ago, they started charging a delivery fee. Nobody called for a boycott then. The gov't shouldn't penalize you for NOT purchasing something.

I would go out of my way to support a company whose owners or franchisees made a public statement explaining that they are raising their prices modestly in order to deal with the increased cost of providing their employees with coverage under the CRA.

At the same time, I will deliberately boycott companies whose owners act like jerks and a-holes. Not that I'm eating at any of those places anyhow; the pizza at Papa John's is OK, but there are better alternatives in Rockville.

no I plan to give them more business
Hopefully they survive 4 more years...

I am in for a full Boycott

Boycott Pizza Hut as well, their next.

Sorry Payton Manning.

I am more likely to boycott the Patch for their obvious bias in characterizing this as "their actions against employees and customers".

I will actively support any company that will take a public stand against the leviathan that is ObamaCare. They are, in fact, supporting liberty over tyranny

Looks like I have three stops to make today --These companies are doing what they have to do to survive. People who have never owned a business or been involved in the competitive market have no idea what goes into these decisions. Obama does not have one business person in the White House or his cabinet. Oh, I forgot, he wants to appoint a Secretary of Business. ---so lame ---

Obamacare was ill-conceived from the beginning. It was opposed by the majority of Americans and it didn't even pass the House or the Senate when it was put to vote. Keep in mind, that was also when Democrats held majorities in both, no less! Obama managed to ram this albatross of legislation through the backdoor "resolutions" process. Let's all keep that in mind that not only did his own party oppose the ACA, but it was pushed through AGAINST THE WILL OF THE VOTERS. We do not have the healthcare infrastructure to support this Obamacare nonsense and we will see more and more companies taking steps like this to stay in business. It's another unfortunate side effect. Certain uninformed individuals forget that a business exists to make money. That isn't evil, despite what the lefties and left-leaning media would have us believe. I feel for the workers that will suffer as a result of Obamacare, but we should place the blame where it belongs: with our Dictator-In-Chief, President Obama. I applaud that businesses are coming out and shedding light on the many strains that the ACA will place upon us all. If they don't do what they must to stay in business, that will be even more Americans added to the welfare line.

Excellent, excellent point!
"We won't know what's in it until we pass it"... That's a disgrace and a complete dereliction of duty on their part. Also, I seem to remember Obama pledging to the voters in 2008 that we would be able to review all laws online for five days prior to them being put on the floor... Unless I missed it, I don't recall having the option of viewing this roughly 2000 page boondoggle.

I will not boycott based on a business passing on any cost - all businesses do that or they don't survive. I would, however, boycott a business for making "threats" such as layoffs, cutting hours, etc to advance their own political agenda. I don't really think the American public is naive enough to believe businesses are going to take on costs without making a profit somewhere/somehow. But no one held a press conference or made threats to tell us they were passing through costs when gas prices went up...Hmmm

I am confused...If I owned 20 or 40 chain restaurants I could never call myself a 'SMALL BUSINESS OWNER'....A small business owner has a 'small business', as in one or two stores ...These guys are BIG....and if they want to keep making the same profits as before, the money will have to come from somewhere..Stop being silly and think that Obama care does not cost the owner more money out of his pocket and they will just roll over and say this is a good thing for them..It is not...and they will pass the costs directly to us all..Get it...We will all pay for Obama care...one way or the other..No free lunch....

I have read that this will increase the price of a Papa John's pizza anywhere from 3.5 cents to 11 cents. This was not an economic statement by the president of the company but a political statement to incite fear. He can go ahead and raise the price of the pizza by the 11 cents. Since he has more than 50 employees, I believe they deserve a chance at affordable health care.

I think it would be wise for business owners to keep quiet about their political views. Why spend to advertise and then insult customers and punish employees? We will boycott all these businesses, probably froever, although it may not be fair to some franchise owners. I cannot remember a time when a losing party has been so insanely vocal in their bitterness, not wise, not American.

I seem to recall their being an awful lot of bitterness on the part of the democrat party during GW Bush's presidency. The ENTIRE presidency, not just post-election. I was not a fan of many of Bush's policies, mostly his fiscal policies, but let's not pretend that this is unheard of. The reason people have been so vocal about this election is due to the sheer importance of it and the potential for serious long-term harm to our nation. The majority of the media sugar-coated every faulty decision made by this administration. As such, someone needs to break through the facade and inform the people of the repercussions of Obama's agenda. 

I don't take any of the businesses and corporations explaining their positions and how they relate to future practices as a threat or as "sour grapes", just exercising their First Amendment rights. And, I must add, they're being far more upfront about it than our own president has been regarding the real-world consequences. We have an administration that has deliberately kept much of it's future plans under wraps and misled us about that which they chose to share. Has anybody heard anything about the "Kirstaeng vs Wiley" case that is set to be heard by the Supreme Court? Depending upon how it's decided, it will make it illegal for people to resell their own property such as iPhones, video games, books, movies, etc... without obtaining permission from the copyright or patent holders, which they will be free to deny! Think of what that will do to things like eBay, Amazon, estate sales, etc... even yard sales! 

I mention this because Obama supports placing these restrictions on Americans and it's very likely he will appointment at least one, if not more, (*shudder*) Supreme Court Justice during his next four years. That's just another reason why so many are so vocal about another four years of his nonsense. Being that the media has largely been complicit in making all of his decisions look as though they are beneficial, it's up to individuals, business owners, etc... to help get the truth out about this administration's policies.

It's ALWAYS been American to voice our dissent with leadership that we disagree with. In fact, our country was founded upon it. It's easy to dismiss it all as just being a "sore loser". If only that's all it was based upon! How about the fact that our President has pushed for having an internet "kill-switch", enabling him to effectively sever all Americans ties to the Internet, at his sole discretion? Did the media gloss-over that one, too? The larger point here is that due to the media's lack of courage, many of us are in the dark about these situations. If anyone, business or otherwise, is able to shed some light on how these decisions will ACTUALLY affect Americans and American workers, then I am grateful. We always have the choice to spend our money elsewhere, right? At least we are hearing more than just political bloviation about how wonderful the ACA will be. As Americans it is our right and our DUTY to hold politicians accountable for their decisions and to question those decisions.

Sounds to me like some people need to learn more about the Affordable Health care act. It is not going to cost any business more money. Fact is it will help cheap company's like Papa johns that do not give any health care now to their employees, except for the top wage earners and this plan will save them money. It will save this country money as well. People in the greatest country in the world have no heath care. It is about time we keep up with other country's where everyone has health care. Romney has a few of you brain washed.

Yes, it will coat businesses money. These businesses will be required to pay for health care insurance for employees that work 30 or more weekly hours, provided they employ 50 or more people. The choice under ACA is that, or pay a penalty. Of course, plenty of businesses are requesting waivers, also due to the cost. If you're being forced to pay for something, it is patently absurd that it could possibly "save them money".

The assertion that this will save the country money has also been proven to be false. We were original told that the ACA would wind up saving the country money. Then, we were told it would be "deficit neutral". Later reports from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (from July of 2012) found estimates of the cost for the ACA to be roughly $1.2 Trillion for 2012 to 2022, with the final figure likely to be even higher. When looking at that number, keep in mind that although the CBO's report runs from 2012 to 2022, the ACA won't be fully implemented until 2014.

The greatest country in the world will soon no longer have the greatest health care in the world, as a result of this over reach of government control. There was no attempt to bolster the health care infrastructure prior to the ACA, which would add over 30 million patients to an already overburdened system. This will result in a degradation in the quality of care received by all. In a time when doctors and hospital have already been receiving smaller payments for their services from Medicare, as well as a ridiculous tax imposed on medical devices as a part of the ACA, this law is flawed from top to bottom.

People from other countries that have nationalized health care, routinely come to our country when seeking quality care. There is a reason for that and it's one that we will unfortunately see as doctors retire due to the bureaucracy and red tape and increased costs and reduced payments. In numerous polls, as many as 86% of doctors have expressed that they may consider retiring or leaving the medical field due to the convolution of the ACA. That's 30 million more patients and even fewer doctors. It is unreasonable to think that this will benefit the health care system or it's patients.

For those of us without health care in this country, there is Medicaid. Also, hospitals were already required to treat patients regardless of insurance and irrespective of their ability to pay. So, there was already care available to those that need it, prior to the ACA.

In claiming that "Romney has a few of us brainwashed", you state zero facts and nothing more than baseless conjecture. In making my mind up about the ACA, I looked at facts from actual doctors and health care professionals, including various polls, published reports and even asking any that I know or see already as part of my routine health care, check ups, follow ups, etc... Not one of them had a single positive word about the ACA.

Furthermore, estimates and reports from the CBO, as well as numerous BI-PARTISAN organizations and watch dog groups all roundly pan the ACA. Anyone that steps away from the democratic parties talking points and actually looks at the facts, will see that the ACA will have a disastrous effect on everyone involved. Before casting aspersions upon those that disagree with the ACA and it's massive costs and reduction in quality of care, you should do some research. Blindly repeating vague talking points does not make for an effect argument.

Boycott against Obama who concentrates on destroying jobs rather then creating jobs. Instead of concentrating on forcing Obamacare which is going to destroy businesses and more jobs He should concentrate on creating jobs