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    Default 22 workers Fired over Obama's Re-election

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2093369.html
    I feel really bad for those people. The CEO of of a Las Vegas Resort, Westgate, threatened employees before the election that If Obama wins, he will threaten to fire employees.
    Obama won 2 days ago, and the guy wasn't kidding. He fired 22 employees, mostly who were hispanic.
    One Las Vegas CEO reportedly had an extreme reaction to President Obama's reelection.

    “David,” whose full name and company have yet to be disclosed, told radio host Kevin Wall on 100.5 KXNT that he fired 22 of his 114 employees as a direct result of Obama’s win, arguing that “elections have consequences” and that he needs “to survive.” “David” refused to identify himself for “obvious reasons,” according to the radio station.

    “I had to lay off 22 people today to make sure that my business is gonna thrive and I’m gonna be around for years to come,” the CEO said. “I have to build up that nest egg now for the taxes and regulations that are coming my way.”

    The radio station has reached out to "David" in an aim to get him to disclose his full identity and business, Wall told The Huffington Post in an email statement.

    If the story proves true, "David" would be among the first CEOs, if not the first outright, to fire workers as a direct result of Obama's reelection, a threat made many times before the presidential election. The new political push by employers was the result of both the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which made such declarations legal, and a June conference call in which Mitt Romney urged employers to tell their workers how they voted.


    The company head, who described his workers as “mostly Hispanic,” said that he warned them about a month ago that if Obama won reelection, provisions like Obamacare and extra payroll taxes would force him to make certain considerations in order to keep his business running. Instead of firing workers, other companies, like Papa John's, said they would pass on the costs of Obamacare to consumers.

    “David” is one of many CEOs that warned employees of consequences if Obama won reelection. Billionaire and Westgate Resort head David Siegel emailed a memo to his employees in the lead up to the election warning them to vote for Romney or else. But in the wake of Obama’s win, Siegel is saying that he gave all of his employees raises.

    Some companies, like Wynn resorts, went even further by giving their employees voter guides. Peter Bos, CEO of real estate developer Legendary Inc., attached his filled-out election ballot, which included a vote for Romney, to his employees paychecks.

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    e.e Meanie... He should be sued!!
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    Sue this casino guy because they have rights.

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    Unless they're illegals, then they can't sue. Sucks that such scumbags live in our society.

    "Wahhh! My candidate didn't win! I'm a job creator, so I need lower taxes! If they want jobs, I'll give them jobs, by firing people and blaming Obama. Yeah! That will show em!"

    I imagine that's how his thoughts went before firing. He must have a horrible resort to have to lay off people because of taxes and Obamacare. When in fact, his taxes won't go up that much, and the healthcare is very cheap.
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    Yeah, yet if Romney won he wouldn't have had to lay them off to thrive?...
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    Sounds like he is:
    a) racist
    b) stupid
    c) impulsive
    d) any of the above

    I hope someone finds out who he is and fires him because "sacrifices need to be made"
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    Man he really really wanted Romney to win!

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    How does that work? What was he thinking? That's like saying if I didn't win this week's lottery, I'll dump my close friends. WTF?

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    The problem is they can't sue. If he felt he needed to layoff workers in order to continue business then that his prerogative. Sure it makes him look like a donkey, but when it comes down to it it's his company. If he allows others to dictate how he ran it then it wouldn't be his. He could very well fire everyone and close his business and just retire with the leftovers. Then all of his employees will be out of a job. Could all of them then sue because he decided to close his business due to the election result. Again no, Why because it's his company. If you don't like who you work for and you aren't on a contract with penalties for leaving then just go find somewhere else to work. As a direct result of the Election the Military will be reducing a further 60,000 personnel all the while we are still in the middle of a war. Do the personnel being administratively separated then have the right to sue? Of course not. The problem most people today have is they always want to tell other what to do with their stuff.*




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    Dang, that really sucks for the 22 employees that were layed off. Not much they can do but hey, start trying to find a new job. Its Las Vegas. Cant be to hard eh?
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    Well the obligatory "Vegas: Go big or go home" is necessary. Hopefully those workers have been saving/investing their income instead of gambling it away.

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    Wow, Obama seriously can't be that bad. >.>

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    He isn't. People tend to overreact...
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    Damn, is this really allowed ? i know that this wont be possible in Belgium not for such a lame reason!

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    Obamacare?

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    i dislike people like this.

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    That really sucks for them. Hope they find a better job soon.

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