Current.com Blog | November 09, 2012 | 6 comments

Business owner fires 22 employees after Obama win

A business owner in Las Vegas claimed that he fired 22 employees because President Barack Obama was reelected. We're taking a closer look at this interesting story from the Current community. Check it out and add your two cents:

Las Vegas business owner fires 22 ‘mostly Hispanic’ employees over Obama win

Submitted by letsliveinpeace

A local business owner who went by "David" told a local radio show that he terminated mostly Hispanic employees because of the rising financial burden on his profits. He said he didn't tell his employees how to vote and followed the law by notifying them 30 days prior that layoffs were possible.

"I explained to them a month ago, if Obama gets in office, the regulations for Obamacare are going to hurt our business, and I am going to have to make provision to make sure that I have enough money to cover payroll taxes, the additional health care I'm going to have to do. And I explained that to them, and I said, 'You do what you feel you need to do, but I'm just letting you know this as a warning that this is things I have to think of as a business owner.'"

"I have to build up that nest egg now for the taxes and regulations that are coming my way," he explained. "Elections do have consequences, but so do choices."

The community responds: 

cw9000: "I hope they sue the pants off of him."

Plue: "Following the laws? I thought voter intimidation was illegal."

tverdell: "It is easy for all of us to be kind and generous when things are going well. The true test of character is under adversity. I think this business owner is under a false illusion if he think he is a good guy because when things are good, he is good. But when things get tough, he gets nasty. This just means he is innately a nasty individual."

Steamed_N_More: "Prime example of irresponsible capitalism? Fiscal immaturity? Predatory business modeling? You bet! Probably misinformed and lazy as well. It is like he knew what was law, but closed his eyes hoping an administrative change would protect him and his family, and not real concerned for anyone else!"

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6 comments // Business owner fires 22 employees after Obama win

  • Shannon_Jacobs
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      Shannon_Jacobs  

    • I'm certain the story is false. It's possible that no one recognized his voice, but basically inconceivable that none of his employees revealed his identity within a day or two of the publicity. The details are just to make the lie seem more plausible, and that's a well known technique. The only point of the story is that journalism is dead in America. It might have been worth checking out, but as soon as it became obvious it was a lie, it never should have been heard of again.

    • 6 months ago
  • jimstoner
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      jimstoner  
    • Shannon_Jacobs:

      I am not sure why you think this story can't be true. I have no idea whether it is or not, but firing 22 people is hardly worth lying about when C.E.Os from around the country are admitting that Obama’s re-election is exactly why they are laying people off by the 100s.

    • 6 months ago
  • bobthecat
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      bobthecat  

    • I think this story is false because why would heath care cost rise for people with heath care when more people are in the system? It would rise if you don't offer heath care in your company and most of the companies listed on this blog are good paying companies. I think this is a right wing propaganda; and where sources of this info?

    • 6 months ago
  • bobthecat
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      bobthecat  

    • Anyone are using Obama election as an excuse to fire lies. As the workers could say "I was fired because of the election" and get unemployment for 99 weeks. in the meanwhile the job does not get done. How is that smart business ? Punishing people for something they did not do? Also clearly that a bad place to work. And could you sue for wrongful termination? Not to mention a single payer system might solve all this..... like in the rest of the civilized world.

    • 6 months ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • Expose the name of the company. No customers, no business! The power of the purse, is stronger than many think. Spread the word, they don't deserve our business. Do business somewhere else.

    • 6 months ago
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