New restaurant trend. 3-5% surcharge to pay for health insurance

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Coming to a business near you.

    LA
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-weston/chef-walter-manzkes-republique_b_4293887.html

    "Frisco"
    http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/article/Restaurateurs-settle-over-health-surcharge-4499854.php


    Portland
    http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-restaurant-adds-surcharge-for-health-care-220589271.html
     
  2. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Finally, restaurant owners are being forced to provide employee health insurance. They are being dragged into the modern world.

    Will Republican business owners display an added tax to fund Bush's trillion dollar wars?
     
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  3. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Perhaps restaurant owners can itemize all of their expenses on the back of their menus? Perhaps the Heimlich manoever can be added to the menu as sort of a healthcare procedure a la carte?
     
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    Iv got no real problem with small businesses doing this since I don't see Health Insurance as an option but a necessity with the price of medical treatment in this day and age. I don't agree giant franchises should be able to it as well since they can do it without it eating into their profit margin that much but you can't allow one to do it and not the other.

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  6. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Tap water is expensive and should not be free.

    In Europe and some chinese restaurants they charge you a fee for every person sitting at the table.
     
  7. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    I asked a waiter in Paris for some water and the motherfucker never brought it. Maybe he thought I couldn't afford it? In the old Europe they charge more for cold beverages than room temperature beverages. Also wine is often cheaper than Coke. I don't drink so this pissed me off a bit. I've been to Chinese buffet a couple times is that what you are talking about? That is some haute cuisine bro.
     
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    So just raise the prices of food without being so stupidly political about it.
     
  9. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Chinese restaurants charge you for the tea they put out, at least the more authentic ones do.
     
  10. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    That's cool, you get what you pay for I suppose. It's been a while since I've been to a decent Chinese restaurant. I actually went to a Chinese resaurant today and got a clubhouse sandwich, still got a fortune cookie too.
     
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    Where we disagree in the regular forum, I have your back on this one. Great post. Repped.
     
  12. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Actually customers are being forced to provide the health insurance
     
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    I believe it is illegal for a private business to charge and collect a tax for THEIR own benefit. Especially under false pretenses.

    This does not benefit anyone but the owners. In fact, they tell customers to reduce their tip to cover the difference.
     

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