Leading up to the election, stories of conservative business owners trying to intimidate their employees into voting for Romney by distributing memos about how they’d have “no choice” but to lay off staff if Obama won seemed like a weekly occurrence. Of course, most reasonable people assumed these were just obnoxious scare tactics and empty threats. But one small business owner and all-around rad sounding dude in Las Vegas wasted no time: less than 24 hours after the election he sacked 20% of his entire workforce.
The man, who unsurprisingly wished to remain anonymous, told a Las Vegas CBS affiliate: “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… 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 [sic] I have to think of as a business owner.”
Yesterday John Boehner acknowledged that a compromise will be required to revamp the tax code before January and said that though the House won’t suddenly bend to Obama’s vision completely it will work with him to find a compromise. In other words, we have no frigging idea what the U.S. tax code is going to look like next year.
But our hero from Las Vegas wasted no time. By the end of yesterday he’d already fired 22 of his 114 employees. He also threw in a little light racism for good measure:
Well unfortunately, and most of my employees are Hispanic — I’m not gonna go into what kind of company I have, but I have mostly Hispanic employees — well unfortunately we know what happened and I can’t wait around anymore, I have to be proactive. 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. I have to build up that nest egg now for the taxes and regulations that are coming my way.
Again, not even John Boehner or the president have any idea yet what kind of taxes or regulations are coming this guy’s way.
Congratulations Mr. Whoever You Are, you are the douche of the month!
November 08, 2012 at 8:54 pm, Darneesha Figgs said:
Wow! Somebody has some karma coming for them! This is so sad!
November 09, 2012 at 5:37 am, Rob Michael said:
Yeah, Obama.
November 08, 2012 at 9:30 pm, Terry Reynolds said:
Boycott his business
November 09, 2012 at 5:37 am, Rob Michael said:
For making sure his company doesn't go under?
November 09, 2012 at 11:24 am, 項麗玲 said:
Rob Michael For making sure his competitors get the business
November 12, 2012 at 8:29 pm, Terry Reynolds said:
Boycott. Dont get mad, Romney lost..lol
November 12, 2012 at 8:57 pm, Rob Michael said:
項麗玲 And when his competitors cut their employees?
November 12, 2012 at 8:59 pm, Rob Michael said:
Terry Reynolds So substantive. You really refuted my point. Just like the Obama campaign. Cool talking points, no substance.
November 12, 2012 at 9:24 pm, 項麗玲 said:
Rob Michael And you believe this will happen based off of what evidence?
April 10, 2013 at 7:06 pm, Paul A. Zink said:
Terry Reynolds He's not "making sure" of anything, except that decent people view him as a bombastic, posturing piece of scum.
November 08, 2012 at 10:44 pm, Chris Ohneck said:
Get ready for more!
You morons who didn't think about how businesses were gonna pay for all your freebies!
November 08, 2012 at 11:13 pm, Chris Ohneck said:
I'm almost certain that the business owners who voted Obama back in will hire these people and pay for their health care premiums…OR NOT!!
November 08, 2012 at 11:48 pm, Tim Counterman said:
And nothing has changed since the election so this guy is just looking for attention or his business was failing anyway
November 09, 2012 at 12:55 am, Chris Ohneck said:
What has changed is that Obama got re-elected and therefore Obamacare will take effect and any company over 100 employees will have to pay for the premiums. There are gonna be consequences for asking others to pay more!
November 09, 2012 at 12:33 am, Bryan Sexton said:
This won't be the first or last. Unemployment will be higher in 6 months than it is now. Actions have consequences.
November 09, 2012 at 1:48 am, Mike Garske said:
It was Sheldon Adelson!!
November 09, 2012 at 7:27 pm, Cerridwen Burton said:
I smell class action lawsuit.
November 09, 2012 at 9:01 pm, Gretchen Coulter said:
Yes. Perhaps this business owner could explore the many options other small business owners are looking at. There isn't just one modelto help people with coverage!
November 10, 2012 at 12:35 am, Mariea Nikki Lee said:
I guess he's the one who hires Hispanics to stand on the corners handing out the cards advertising for prostitutes
November 10, 2012 at 12:48 am, Christina Deservesthebest Malone said:
I don't for one minute believe this asshole's only reason for laying off these workers was because of taxes & healthcare costs. He was probably already in the red & wanted a scapegoat. That's why he remained anonymous like the coward he is. Maybe the employees are better off finding employment elsewhere.
November 10, 2012 at 4:24 am, Marilyn Simeroth Edmonds said:
I will personally only shop at big box stores such as Costco, Walmart, etc., until all of this laying off nonsense is stopped. I will boycott all small business. Unfortunately, the rain falls on the just and the unjust.
November 10, 2012 at 7:57 pm, Mercedes Muchita-Thomas said:
Boycott Applebee's
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