Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:30 AM

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Vegas Employer: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees

Vegas Employer: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees

LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas) — A Las Vegas business owner with 114 employees fired 22 workers today, apparently as a direct result of President Obama’s re-election.

“David” (he asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons) told Host Kevin Wall on 100.5 KXNT that “elections have consequences” and that “at the end of the day, I need to survive.”

“I’ve done my share of educating my employees. I never tell them which way to vote. I believe in the free system we have, I believe in the right to choose who they want to be president, but I did explain as a business owner that I have always put my employees first. I always made sure that when I went without a paycheck that made sure they were paid. And I explained that I always put them first and unfortunately I’m at a point where I’m being forced to have to worry about me and my family now and a business that I built from just me to 114 employees. And I explained to them a month ago that if Obama gets in office that the regulations for Obamacare are gonna hurt our business, and I’m gonna have to make provisions to make sure I have enough money to cover the payroll taxes, the additional health care I’m gonna have to do, and I explained that to them and I said you do what you feel like in your heart you need to do, but I’m just letting you know as a warning this is things I have to think of as a business owner.

Source: http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2012/11/07/vegas-employer-obama-won-so-i-fired-22-employees/

Wow, just... wow. No words.

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Vegas Employer: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees (Original post)	LP2K12	Nov 2012	OP
Doubt this is even true	sammytko	Nov 2012	#1
Oh, I agree...	LP2K12	Nov 2012	#3
Will probably be hearing lots more of these "scary" stories in the next few weeks	sammytko	Nov 2012	#12
I'd like to see a headline...	LP2K12	Nov 2012	#19
Mr Anonymous is lying.	Marrah_G	Nov 2012	#2
Yep. Until there is a news story interviewing said employees I agree	n2doc	Nov 2012	#7
yep. nt	LaydeeBug	Nov 2012	#18
+1. Or stupid.	closeupready	Nov 2012	#64
That guy is gonna need every penny he can find - Civil Lawsuit	LynneSin	Nov 2012	#4
On what basis? If they are at will employees, he could have just as soon fired them if	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#36
This message was self-deleted by its author	COLGATE4	Nov 2012	#38
+1 and see reply #58	onenote	Nov 2012	#59
that's right	newspeak	Nov 2012	#86
It doesn't matter, because this "story" is fantasy fearmongering bullshit	Blue_Tires	Nov 2012	#70
Would not surprise me in the least	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#78
Like he'd ever have 22 people he didn't actually need to run his business on the payroll	gollygee	Nov 2012	#5
I know. Makes no sense at all	sammytko	Nov 2012	#10
that is what i am thinking. businesses are already so stream lined. an employee doing more than	seabeyond	Nov 2012	#17
He would be a lousy businessman if that were the case, wouldn't he?	PA Democrat	Nov 2012	#40
I suspect Mr. X's business is located at the base of Bullshit Mountain.	Blue Owl	Nov 2012	#6
LOL	lalalu	Nov 2012	#11
Hah! DUZY! - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#49
Too funny!	Wind Dancer	Nov 2012	#63
He runs the ticket booth. n/t	LadyHawkAZ	Nov 2012	#81
Angry, gunna hurt some people	BeyondGeography	Nov 2012	#8
people are going to figure out who did it	CreekDog	Nov 2012	#9
They'll NEVER find out who did it.	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#88
I shouldn`t have read the comments section!	Sadiedog	Nov 2012	#13
I didn't...	LP2K12	Nov 2012	#20
This local CBS "news" outlet needs to fix their headline	Blecht	Nov 2012	#14
They should be more responsible	apples and oranges	Nov 2012	#100
That should be a lesson to everyone who works for someone else....	Walk away	Nov 2012	#15
even if your in a union - if you live in a right to work state	littlewolf	Nov 2012	#25
But 22 is a large number. Does it qualify for the WARN Act notifications? n/t	OrwellwasRight	Nov 2012	#30
No, he wasn't laying off 50+ employees. n/t	tammywammy	Nov 2012	#33
Not if you're covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (aka 'Contract'). Those	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#50
I was just wondering about this	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#55
that just doesn't make sense, at all	onethatcares	Nov 2012	#16
most of obamacare not even underway yet	beachbumbob	Nov 2012	#21
An enterprising reporter would look up the local businesses with ~114 employees...	JHB	Nov 2012	#22
I donn't think there are any enterprising reporters anymore.	OrwellwasRight	Nov 2012	#31
Hey now	OriginalGeek	Nov 2012	#52
i stand corrected	OrwellwasRight	Nov 2012	#94
I can't assume he is lying, or telling the truth, but.....	Uben	Nov 2012	#23
If it could or ever was true, F the employer, the employees make the bussiness mostly anyway	nolabels	Nov 2012	#29
No law has changed from yesterday to today	exboyfil	Nov 2012	#24
And just how much money did he flush down the	arthritisR_US	Nov 2012	#26
Probably...	LP2K12	Nov 2012	#27
So now he destroys the nest egg of others for his stupidity	arthritisR_US	Nov 2012	#77
Maybe he needs to stop being such an asshole?	BootinUp	Nov 2012	#28
Right. The guy has a "thriving business" and cans appx 20% of his employees after an election	Whovian	Nov 2012	#32
And his employees mean everything to him.	OrwellwasRight	Nov 2012	#41
What Were Those 20 People Doing?	ProfessorGAC	Nov 2012	#98
Dickhead.	HopeHoops	Nov 2012	#34
Bull shit	treestar	Nov 2012	#35
He likely got extra business from the Repub election contracting	Waiting For Everyman	Nov 2012	#37
Lawsuit?	mmonk	Nov 2012	#39
On what basis if they were at will employees?	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#43
A public declaration that their firing was politically based.	mmonk	Nov 2012	#46
I'm not aware of any laws that prohibit firing someone for their political beliefs n/t	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#57
Wrongful termination?	mmonk	Nov 2012	#72
Won't float	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#74
Back to the public declaration why.	mmonk	Nov 2012	#95
Yes, and it's not illegal to do so	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#96
I don't see any such thing	onenote	Nov 2012	#58
That's still would not be illegal or a civil tort	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#79
If there is any truth to this,	Chiyo-chichi	Nov 2012	#42
Good thought	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#45
What a POS.	txdemsftw	Nov 2012	#44
What sort of business is this guy running?	agentS	Nov 2012	#47
Republican political consultant?	JHB	Nov 2012	#91
Oh, for Chrissakes, it's CBS. (They predicted race as too close to call the day before	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#48
Yeah, I'm very surprised the local news ran it with zero confirmation...	Blue_Tires	Nov 2012	#82
If I were re-writing their story, it would read like something like this:	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#92
What an asshole!!!!	Initech	Nov 2012	#51
This guy for political reasons just choose to make less money, Reall?	libertypirate	Nov 2012	#53
He's lying, unless he runs a paid Internet troll service	NoGOPZone	Nov 2012	#54
The "obvious reason" he's anonymous is because he's lying.	lumberjack_jeff	Nov 2012	#56
Exactly	Canuckistanian	Nov 2012	#67
Generic business so poorly staffed that 22 people make no difference?	aquart	Nov 2012	#60
Needs his business confiscated	TRJuan	Nov 2012	#61
sorry, but that's just ridiculous n/t	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#66
If it is true	PowerToThePeople	Nov 2012	#62
There were reports of this from other states on Freerepublic.	Kablooie	Nov 2012	#65
if David exists, ID his biz, and boycott it......eom	amborin	Nov 2012	#68
Probably not room for all 114 employees	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#69
His "employees" were probably all on SimCity or one of those games	Blue_Tires	Nov 2012	#71
Or sock-puppets he trolls internet with. nt	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#83
If true that makes the owner to blame for the harm to the economy - not President Obama.	jwirr	Nov 2012	#73
Tells me a lot	Go Vols	Nov 2012	#75
Gillespie is the morning news host; Wall the afternoon drive time talk show host.	alp227	Nov 2012	#102
This is the way I see it...........	RogueRose	Nov 2012	#76
" I always made sure that when I went without a paycheck that made sure they were paid"	Matariki	Nov 2012	#80
I smell BS - name your business chickenshit, lets see you survive without dem $$$	City of Mills	Nov 2012	#84
Job Cremators--that's what they actually are! The veil has been lifted on another GOPBig Lie	librechik	Nov 2012	#85
He's a liar.	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#87
he was on rightwing radio this morning.	Liberal_in_LA	Nov 2012	#89
Translation: I am a shitty businessman who's failed and is now scapegoating	Care Acutely	Nov 2012	#90
Well, if an anonymous radio caller said it, who am I to question it?	arcane1	Nov 2012	#93
What an ass	Spock_is_Skeptical	Nov 2012	#97
Immediate boycott?	apples and oranges	Nov 2012	#99
Sounds like BS to me. I just hired one and will likely be adding another in the next month.	yourout	Nov 2012	#101
Looks like another one is making excuses...	LP2K12	Nov 2012	#103
It isn't legal ...	Wernothelpless	Nov 2012	#104
I can't imagine that this would be a good business decision.	salin	Nov 2012	#105
It's the winter months ...	Wernothelpless	Nov 2012	#106

Response to LP2K12 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:32 AM

sammytko (2,090 posts)

1. Doubt this is even true

Anyone can call in to a radio station.

Vegas Employer: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees

1. Doubt this is even true

3. Oh, I agree...

12. Will probably be hearing lots more of these "scary" stories in the next few weeks

19. I'd like to see a headline...

2. Mr Anonymous is lying.

7. Yep. Until there is a news story interviewing said employees I agree

18. yep. nt

64. +1. Or stupid.

4. That guy is gonna need every penny he can find - Civil Lawsuit

36. On what basis? If they are at will employees, he could have just as soon fired them if

59. +1 and see reply #58

86. that's right

70. It doesn't matter, because this "story" is fantasy fearmongering bullshit

78. Would not surprise me in the least

5. Like he'd ever have 22 people he didn't actually need to run his business on the payroll

10. I know. Makes no sense at all

17. that is what i am thinking. businesses are already so stream lined. an employee doing more than

40. He would be a lousy businessman if that were the case, wouldn't he?

6. I suspect Mr. X's business is located at the base of Bullshit Mountain.

11. LOL

49. Hah! DUZY! - n/t

63. Too funny!

81. He runs the ticket booth. n/t

8. Angry, gunna hurt some people

9. people are going to figure out who did it

88. They'll NEVER find out who did it.

13. I shouldn`t have read the comments section!

20. I didn't...

14. This local CBS "news" outlet needs to fix their headline

100. They should be more responsible

15. That should be a lesson to everyone who works for someone else....

25. even if your in a union - if you live in a right to work state

30. But 22 is a large number. Does it qualify for the WARN Act notifications? n/t

33. No, he wasn't laying off 50+ employees. n/t

50. Not if you're covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (aka 'Contract'). Those

55. I was just wondering about this

16. that just doesn't make sense, at all

21. most of obamacare not even underway yet

22. An enterprising reporter would look up the local businesses with ~114 employees...

31. I donn't think there are any enterprising reporters anymore.

52. Hey now

94. i stand corrected

23. I can't assume he is lying, or telling the truth, but.....

29. If it could or ever was true, F the employer, the employees make the bussiness mostly anyway

24. No law has changed from yesterday to today

26. And just how much money did he flush down the

27. Probably...

77. So now he destroys the nest egg of others for his stupidity

28. Maybe he needs to stop being such an asshole?

32. Right. The guy has a "thriving business" and cans appx 20% of his employees after an election

41. And his employees mean everything to him.

98. What Were Those 20 People Doing?

34. Dickhead.

35. Bull shit

37. He likely got extra business from the Repub election contracting

39. Lawsuit?

43. On what basis if they were at will employees?

46. A public declaration that their firing was politically based.

57. I'm not aware of any laws that prohibit firing someone for their political beliefs n/t

72. Wrongful termination?

74. Won't float

95. Back to the public declaration why.

96. Yes, and it's not illegal to do so

58. I don't see any such thing

79. That's still would not be illegal or a civil tort

42. If there is any truth to this,

45. Good thought

44. What a POS.

47. What sort of business is this guy running?

91. Republican political consultant?

48. Oh, for Chrissakes, it's CBS. (They predicted race as too close to call the day before

82. Yeah, I'm very surprised the local news ran it with zero confirmation...

92. If I were re-writing their story, it would read like something like this:

51. What an asshole!!!!

53. This guy for political reasons just choose to make less money, Reall?

54. He's lying, unless he runs a paid Internet troll service

56. The "obvious reason" he's anonymous is because he's lying.

67. Exactly

60. Generic business so poorly staffed that 22 people make no difference?

105. I can't imagine that this would be a good business decision.