Paft:Lay off employees out of pique over how the Presidential election pans out. The boss can do it anytime, actually. So what?
>> This is a case of an employer announcing to his employees, shortly before the election, that the election of Obama as president will so surely mean he'll have to go out of business that he has plans to lay off a good portion of his workforce if Obama wins. In short,l he wants his employees to walk into the voting booth thinking, not about what Obama will do for them -- but about if he's upset by an Obama win.
Ok, assume he really wants it. And there is also a wife who doesn't sleep with her husband and/or threatens him with divorce if Obama wins. And many other agents of influence around. And if you really walk into the voting booth thinking about the boss or your wife upset by an Obama win - your boss or your wife means more to you than Obama.
So what?
Let us also assume for a moment it's true, and someone warns employees the profitable business is closed only and only because someone wins the elections. It's the business owner to decide. Again, this decision my be silly and childish from your point of view, but the business owner sounds pretty consistent - he decided no to support this particular guy with his taxes and close the business. And he warns the employees he's willing to do that. Why on Earth can't a person do that?
>> And anyone who gets fired by such a stoopit boss should be glad they aren't working for that boss any more. Well noted!
>> Give them the power to do this, and they'll do it again, and few employees struggling to meet mortgage payments Look, we're discussing the here and now, not someone's wet dreams.
>>As things stand now, some employers are already interpreting Citizens United as license for forcing their workers to campaign for given political candidates. Happens on both sides. But it has nothing with punishing _employees_ for their wrong-voting; let's keep to the subject.
>>...and tell them that their job depends on the outcome of the election because the boss has decided to do layoffs if Obama is elected. No matter how many times you repeat it, these words won't appear in the Romney's quote.
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Date: 20/10/12 19:08 (UTC)The boss can do it anytime, actually.
So what?
>> This is a case of an employer announcing to his employees, shortly before the election, that the election of Obama as president will so surely mean he'll have to go out of business that he has plans to lay off a good portion of his workforce if Obama wins. In short,l he wants his employees to walk into the voting booth thinking, not about what Obama will do for them -- but about if he's upset by an Obama win.
Ok, assume he really wants it.
And there is also a wife who doesn't sleep with her husband and/or threatens him with divorce if Obama wins.
And many other agents of influence around.
And if you really walk into the voting booth thinking about the boss or your wife upset by an Obama win - your boss or your wife means more to you than Obama.
So what?
Let us also assume for a moment it's true, and someone warns employees the profitable business is closed only and only because someone wins the elections.
It's the business owner to decide. Again, this decision my be silly and childish from your point of view, but the business owner sounds pretty consistent - he decided no to support this particular guy with his taxes and close the business. And he warns the employees he's willing to do that.
Why on Earth can't a person do that?
>> And anyone who gets fired by such a stoopit boss should be glad they aren't working for that boss any more.
Well noted!
>> Give them the power to do this, and they'll do it again, and few employees struggling to meet mortgage payments
Look, we're discussing the here and now, not someone's wet dreams.
>>As things stand now, some employers are already interpreting Citizens United as license for forcing their workers to campaign for given political candidates.
Happens on both sides. But it has nothing with punishing _employees_ for their wrong-voting; let's keep to the subject.
>>...and tell them that their job depends on the outcome of the election because the boss has decided to do layoffs if Obama is elected.
No matter how many times you repeat it, these words won't appear in the Romney's quote.