Report: Multiple CEOs and businesses threaten workers over Obama's re-election
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With the election less than one month away, business owners and "one percenters" are threatening their workers with possible unemployment if President Obama wins a second term.
It was reported last week that Central Florida billionaire, David Siegel, the founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, sent a memo to over 7,000 of his employees threatening to fire them if President Obama was re-elected.
"What does threaten your job, however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration."
While Segal claims to invest "every dime" he makes into his business and that "Obamacare" could cripple his finances, the Orlando Sentinel points out that Segal is currently building a new 90,000 square foot home, with 30 bedrooms, 10 kitchens and a 20 car garage.
In his memo, Segal told his employees he could reduce the size of his company and retire in the Caribbean where he would have "no employees to worry about."
The Orlando Sentinel also notes that while Segal places blame on President Obama for his company's struggles, Westgate is documented to have had major financial problems before President Obama came into office. From the time the Sentinel reported Westgate's business troubles in September of 2008 until December of the same year, the company had announced over 4,000 layoffs.
In addition to David Segal, Arthur L. Allen, head of ASG Software Solutions, emailed his employees and urged them to vote for a "new president and administration" if they hope to "remain independent."
“If we fail as a nation to make the right choice on November 6 and we lose our independence as a company, I don’t want to hear any complaints regarding the fallout that may come...I am asking you to give us one more chance to stay independent by voting in a new President and administration on November 6th. Even then, we still might not be able to remain independent, but it will at least give us a chance. If we don’t, that chance goes away.”
Though big businesses are the ones who make a habit of attacking President Obama, many small businesses have done the same, but taken a different approach. According to a local ABC affiliate, a New Jersey business owner has put up a window display that depicts President Obama as a "witchdoctor." The display outside of Skuby & Co. Lifestyle Clothing in Lake Spring, New Jersey has drawn criticism, but the owner has no plans to remove it.
Author's Note:
As a writer, I take pride in the work that I do and I'm very grateful for the opportunity that I have. In addition to my work as a political Examiner, I also have another job in Central Florida. During my most recent workday, along with my co-workers, I was told that we could have our hours cut to part-time if President Obama is re-elected due to "Obamacare." The Affordable Care Act is a controversial piece of legislation and far from perfect, but the alternative is not an option. No business, large or small, should use the fear of unemployment to attempt to sway an election. Small businesses have received tax cuts, tax credits and other incentives from President Obama during his first term in office and a business with less than 50 employees will be exempt from being required to offer health care. With the bill being as complicated as it is, it's easy to pick and choose what you want to force your agenda. Be informed, seek information and think for yourself.
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3 comments:
The ironic thing is the tactic is being used against white workers predominantly, figuring the blacks are going to stand up to them and vote for Obama. Plus the same tactics were used by employers against black workers feared of joining civil rights movement events in the 50s and 60s; the employers don't want to be accused of racism. It was intimidation then, and it's intimidation now and must be stopped. Obviously we're on the crest of the day when the business community thinks it's superior to the government of the United States! That day must never come, it will truly be the end of us.
if businesses don't figure out a way to give their employees what they need & want fairly and break their addiction on money to the top only they're going to have a workers' revolt in 20 years i think.
we will be socialized by the end of this century the way things are going...
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