That isn't bad, is it? So your pizza will cost another couple of dimes. It's nothing in terms of today's money, and worth it so that everyone can have Washington guarantee their good health, right?
If Obamacare were to only the affect the cost of Papa John's, absolutely. Yet what is so quickly forgotten, particularly by those who want government interference in our lives, is that that is only the tip of the iceberg. Your pizza will only be another twenty cents. But your fountain drink will be another 3 or 5 cents. Your groceries will be an extra few bucks per week. Going to the baseball, football, or hockey game? Then don't be surprised to find another few pennies against the cost of your tickets and food and souvenirs. And on and on, so on and so forth. Pretty soon, your weekly budget has gone up several dollars. Perhaps 50 or 60, depending on your ability to pay for all that stuff.
You could stop paying for all that stuff, of course. But then the general economy will suffer, and you might, after a similar fall of dominoes, lose your job because fewer people can afford to buy what you sell or service or produce. And it all begins with the John Schnatters of the world raising prices because of Washington's orders.
There's no point blaming them for that fact. Contrary to the popular delusion, at least among liberals and Democrats, the rich and well off simply do not pay for government programs out of their pockets. Their money has to to come from somewhere. That somewhere is your wallet.
Don't bother calling the rich greedy. They on their own cannot cover the costs of Obamacare, no matter what you think, and besides, you like to keep as much of your money as you can too, don't you? The cost of national health will be whatever you can afford to pay. And as more and more of you can't afford to pay it, the funnel effect will happen, and everyone will be worse off.
It all begins with 15 cents more per pizza. Would you like double cheese on your order?
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