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Share This Massive List Of Post-Election Firings And Layoffs With Everyone You Can

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  1. BetterThanEver

    BetterThanEver Contributing Member

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    Here is a large list of post election firings. Click on the link for all the companies.

    http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/...ion-firings-and-layoffs-with-everyone-you-can

    The victory by Barack Obama on election night has resulted in a huge wave of firings and layoffs all over America. A large number of businesses seem to have suddenly shifted into panic mode. The number of layoff announcements that we have seen in the last 48 hours has been absolutely shocking. So why is this happening? Well, the truth is that the federal government is absolutely suffocating small businesses all over America with rules, regulations and taxes. If you have never tried to run a small business, then you have no idea how oppressive this system actually is for people that are trying to run small businesses successfully. It has steadily gotten worse over the years no matter who has been in the White House and no matter who has controlled Congress. So we shouldn't put 100% of the blame on Obama. Bush massively expanded government and made things harder on small business people too. But what many small business people were looking for on this election day was just a little bit of help. Many were desperately holding out hope that Obamacare would be repealed so that they would not have to get rid of some of their employees. Many were hoping to get a little bit of relief from the crippling regulations and taxes that are absolutely crushing them. But now that Barack Obama has been given another four years, they understand that there is no hope on the horizon and that things are only going to get worse. So they are making the hard decisions that they feel are necessary in order to survive in this economic environment.

    And I certainly don't blame them. You only want to have employees if you can make a profit on them. And in this environment it is getting harder than ever to make a profit on an employee. You see, the truth is that what you cost your employer goes far beyond your salary or your hourly wage. I think many of you would be absolutely shocked if you learned how much it actually costs your employer to employ you. And now thanks to Obamacare, that cost is going to go up even more.

    Many businesses are not even feasible at all in this economic environment. Many small businesses had been holding out hope that somehow this election might turn things around and make it possible for them to keep going, but when Obama won it was kind of like the straw that broke the camel's back.

    You can't do what the federal government and the state governments are doing to us and expect to have a thriving economy. They are choking the life out of us.

    New businesses and small businesses are supposed to be at the heart of our economic system. Unfortunately, the environment that has been created is absolutely killing them. This is a recipe for disaster.

    In a previous article, I noted that the number of jobs created at new businesses in 2010 in the United States was less than half of what it was back in the year 2000.

    Now we can expect that number to get even worse and we can expect large numbers of small businesses to shrink in size or close their doors completely.

    The following is a list of some of the post-election firings and layoffs that we have seen since Tuesday night...
     
    #1 BetterThanEver, Nov 10, 2012
  2. Commodore

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    these anecdotal accounts don't give an accurate picture one way or the other

    Aggregate employment data will tell the tale.
     
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  3. thadeus

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    Just remember: your employer fired you to make a political statement. Obama did not fire you.
     
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  4. Major

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    Why? Why should we care that a bunch of businesses are firing or laying people off now despite the fact that the regulations they don't like and the costs they don't want don't take effect for another year? All it gives us is a list of incompetent and whiny business leaders.
     
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    It might be skewed
     
    #5 jocar, Nov 10, 2012
  6. CometsWin

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    Hey giddyup, this isn't Facebook.
     
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  7. cml750

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    Bullcrap. Why in the world would a business do that?? That is left wing looney talk. The only reason they would do this is because they will not be able to afford them.
     
    #7 cml750, Nov 10, 2012
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    You keep believing that bull****.
     
    #8 thadeus, Nov 10, 2012
  9. Major

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    Why wouldn't they be able to afford someone now when no regulation goes into effect for another year? :confused:
     
    #9 Major, Nov 10, 2012
  10. FranchiseBlade

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    What's looney is people firing people because of an irrational fear of Obama. Since the election happened, nothing new has gone into place.

    Apparently some business owners may have believed the hype about what is supposedly going to happen, and fired people, or they want to make a political statement or both.

    But that fact is nothing new regarding these businesses has changed since Nov. 6th.
     
    #10 FranchiseBlade, Nov 10, 2012
  11. SacTown

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    Same thing happened with gun sales in 2008. Unnecessary panic
     
    #11 SacTown, Nov 10, 2012
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    ...does this include Romney''s campaign team?
     
    #12 Northside Storm, Nov 10, 2012
  13. Northside Storm

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    they're gonna look kinda dumb in a month or so.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ment-index-increased-to-84-9-in-november.html

     
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  14. cml750

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    Franchise, the cost of healthcare has gone up quite a bit the last two years(gee I wonder what caused that). By laying off people now they avoid having to pay higher prices for their employee's health care next year. Romney promised to do everything in his power to stop Obamacare the day he took office. Since he lost, nothing will stop it's implementation now. You are correct that nothing new has been implemented but the reason they are doing this is because the last hope of stopping the monstrosity affectionately known as Obamacare is dead.
     
    #14 cml750, Nov 10, 2012
  15. Major

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    No it hasn't. In fact, it's gone up more slowly than anytime in the last 20 years.

    You don't get to make up facts.
     
    #15 Major, Nov 10, 2012
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    because the hope of that regulation being done away with just became far less likely. Businesses are preparing for the now inevitable regulation.
     
    #16 tallanvor, Nov 10, 2012
  17. Major

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    If they are valuable employees at their current rate, why not keep them until you have to let them go in 14 months when the cost actually goes up?
     
    #17 Major, Nov 10, 2012
  18. Mr. Clutch

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    Just post the DOW this week to get your point across.
     
    #18 Mr. Clutch, Nov 10, 2012
  19. cml750

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    Sigh!!!! Liberals are the "fact creators".

    link
     
    #19 cml750, Nov 10, 2012
  20. SamFisher

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    I opened up a business today making tiny violins to play sad songs for all these victims.

    I am KILLING it.

    Thanks Obama!
     
    #20 SamFisher, Nov 10, 2012
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