As Denny's franchisee preps Obamacare surcharge, liberals promise another boycott

Brett T. | 9:13 PM on November 14, 2012

If you’re in Florida and planning to join in on the Papa John’s “buycott” scheduled for this Friday, you might want to save some room for dessert and hit Denny’s afterward. A West Palm Beach restaurant owner is the latest target of a boycott campaign after floating the idea of adding a 5 percent “Obamacare surcharge” to customer checks starting in 2014.

https://twitter.com/Miami_Jess/status/268875523722182656

Franchisor John Metz told the Huffington Post that “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.” In August, Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter was among the first to come under fire for suggesting that implementing Obamacare would entail costs that would have to be passed on to customers.

Applebee’s has also been targeted for a boycott, although the company was quick to point out via a Twitter post that comments about a possible hiring freeze were made by an independent franchisee. Do little details like that matter, though, when Obamacare is insulted? Is Denny’s in for a boycott nationwide?

“@HuffingtonPost: Denny's franchisee to add Obamacare surcharge to customer checks http://t.co/txd9XMQB” #boycott these naysayers!

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) November 15, 2012

Obamacare “naysayers”? Are they the new “climate change deniers”?

https://twitter.com/SuperstarDJROS/status/268878509844340736

Okey dokey…Another one to BOYCOTT RT @HuffPostPol
Denny's franchisee to add Obamacare surcharge to customer checks http://t.co/yd8oBeq9

— Cos2mwiz (@Cos2mwiz2) November 14, 2012

A Denny's franchisee is adding a Obamacare surcharge to customers, even though the law is proven to save employers $. http://t.co/ht2nruif

— Nate (@NatefromUSA) November 14, 2012