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(99 posts) Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:27 PM Nov 2012

David Siegel, Billionaire Whose Letter Promised Mass Layoffs After Obama Win, Gives Workers Raises [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

David Siegel, Billionaire Whose Letter Promised Mass Layoffs After Obama Win, Gives Workers Raises

The private timeshare mogul and Mitt Romney supporter who swore mass employee layoffs if President Barack Obama won reelection has had a change of heart.

Earlier this year, David Siegel, the founder of Central Florida Investments and Westgate Resorts, emailed a letter to his employees warning them to vote for Romney or else. However, after Obama won the election on Tuesday, instead of firing some of his 65,000 employees, Siegel decided to give them raises.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/david-siegel-westgate-letter-layoffs-firings-obama-win-victory-raises_n_2092582.html?ir=Politics&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

thought he was full of it! (sorry for any duplicate posts)

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David Siegel, Billionaire Whose Letter Promised Mass Layoffs After Obama Win, Gives Workers Raises [View all] sebastianj333 Nov 2012 OP

I'm trying to decide if I should SheilaT Nov 2012 #1

He's screwing with people's lives with his games. He deserves NO PRAISE. nt valerief Nov 2012 #13

Absolutely NONE at all. sickwidit Nov 2012 #23

me too sebastianj333 Nov 2012 #20

Compared to others at least he is not as much of an asshole still_one Nov 2012 #26

He is afraid of backlash OKNancy Nov 2012 #2

I think you're correct OKNancy... DonViejo Nov 2012 #14

Way to go Nancy...you knocked that one out of the park. maddogesq Nov 2012 #15

Someone had to have told him the stupidity of his statement. HuckleB Nov 2012 #17

A hollow threat followed by the realization that he NEEDS his employees. Scuba Nov 2012 #3

HERE, HERE! lilithsrevenge12 Nov 2012 #6

Because he is *not* a job creator. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #10

But his employees mean nothing. After all, it's HIS business and HE built it. valerief Nov 2012 #8

And to think we call this guy a job creator.. cyclezealot Nov 2012 #9

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2012 #18

yea he threatens to fire people if potus wins and now that potus won he doesnt want his talent takin leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #27

His wealth and company is totally dependent on having a staff adieu Nov 2012 #4

He sees America coming back to its senses and has decided to join in, maybe? freshwest Nov 2012 #5

Maybe He Realized It's Better Spent Money Than Donating It To The Repug Party & Rmoney....nt global1 Nov 2012 #7

I never understood how ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #11

My spouse and I were discussing this subject before the election. UtahLib Nov 2012 #12

Perhaps even he could admit that the housing market is coming back strongly right now... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #16

Boy, did we call his bluff. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #19

I guess mr moneybags blinked. caveat_imperator Nov 2012 #21

The rich Moguls better be nice to their employees lovuian Nov 2012 #22

He's covering his ass. defacto7 Nov 2012 #24

we all know they bluff! n/t JackN415 Nov 2012 #25

Am I the only one here who thinks ... surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #28

more than likely what happened... Javaman Nov 2012 #29

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #30