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While some business owners threaten to cut workers' hours to avoid paying for their health care, a West Palm Beach, Fla., restaurant owner is going even further. John Metz said he will add a 5 percent surcharge to customers' bills to offset what he said are the increased costs of Obamacare, along with reducing his employees' hours.

"If I leave the prices the same, but say on the menu that there is a 5 percent surcharge for Obamacare, customers have two choices. They can either pay it and tip 15 or 20 percent, or if they really feel so inclined, they can reduce the amount of tip they give to the server, who is the primary beneficiary of Obamacare," Metz told The Huffington Post. "Although it may sound terrible that I'm doing this, it's the only alternative. I've got to pass the cost on to the consumer."

Metz is the franchisor of Hurricane Grill & Wings, which has 48 locations, five of which are corporate owned, and president and owner of RREMC Restaurants, which runs approximately 40 Denny's and several Dairy Queen locations. He planned to use the 5 percent surcharge tactic in all his restaurants starting in January 2014, when Obamacare is fully implemented.

NYBuckeye96 wrote:And if you research this further, you will find that the corporate headquarters of the franchises this guy owns are distancing themselves from his comments.

Just another b itch and whine fest.

NYBuckeye96 wrote:A brief history of corporate whining:

1842: If workers can legally strike, no business will be able to survive!

1887: Give blacks an entire dollar for a days labor? Might as well burn my business to the ground!

1912: Worker deaths are tragic, but anti-sweatshop laws would be the death of industry in America!

1915: When workers can't be fired for joining a union, how can anyone stay in business?

1924: Banning child labor would destroy the economy!

1938: We can't have a forty hour work week, because if we do there'll be no employers left to hire anyone!

1964: Equal pay for women and negroes? Business can't stay afloat if federal regulations strangle us!

1970: Health and safety laws are a formula for massive permanent unemployment!

2012: If the new labor rights law passes, then business is doomed! Doooomed!

kantuckyII wrote:

"If I leave the prices the same, but say on the menu that there is a 5 percent surcharge for Obamacare, customers have two choices. They can either pay it and tip 15 or 20 percent, or if they really feel so inclined, they can reduce the amount of tip they give to the server, who is the primary beneficiary of Obamacare," Metz told The Huffington Post. "Although it may sound terrible that I'm doing this, it's the only alternative. I've got to pass the cost on to the consumer."