The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Out on a Limb
“However Court Rules, Gay Marriage Debate Won’t End”–headline, Associated Press, March 28
News of the Oxymoronic
“Police: Dog Runs Over Pedestrian With Car”–headline, KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh), March 27
Bottom Story of the Day
“Ashley Judd Is Not Running for Senate”–headline, Washington Post website, March 27
Don’t Worry, the Other Fellow Is Doomed Too (note: this excerpt is from 3/1 BOTW archives)
The trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News asks Fred DeLuca, founder and CEO of the Subway sandwich chain, what he thinks of ObamaCare:
I think Obamacare is the hugest concern among franchise owners by far because it’s such a mysterious thing to them. They don’t know how much it’s going to cost them.
But I tell them not to worry about it, actually. It’s going to affect the food business and it’s going to make it less competitive, compared to eating at home, for instance. But probably every operator will have to deal with this. It will be an extra cost on the average hour that you have to pay for. And probably people will raise their prices and pass it on to the consumer.
So in DeLuca’s view, ObamaCare will burden franchisees with costs, forcing them to raise prices and driving customers away. How does the fact that “every operator will have to deal with this” mean it’s nothing to worry about?
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