Crap, now I have to boycott Regal Theatres

I don't boycott a lot of major retailers, mostly because if I start I'll have to boycott nearly all of them. I have been boycotting Chick Fil'A for the last year because of their funding of anti-gay, hate groups (which hasn't changed, despite their "contrition" last summer) but that's it.

We have a Regal Cinema within a mile and a half of our house and it's the place we go most of the time we see a movie. It's a nice, comfortable theater, very conveniently located. Unfortunately, they're being douchebags about having to provide basic healthcare to their employees under Obamacare and cutting back on staff hours to avoid the mandate. Not only is it a cruel thing to do to people not making a lot of money in the first place, it's just bad business practice to screw your employees like this. Even if all you care about is making money, taking care of your employees is the right business decision as happy employees are more loyal and productive. Take a look at Price Club.

And before you get all "Hey, the chain has to make good business decisions don't they? Maybe they can't afford to pay for Obamacare," know that Regal's stock value is way up and they gave all their executives huge pay raises last year. Clearly they're making a lot of money, they'd just rather pay it to their rich executives than help out their regular employees.

And just like they have that choice, I have the choice not to patronize their theaters until they start acting like compassionate human beings who live in a community.