Posted on 01/25/2013 7:21:34 PM PST by ReformationFan
01/23/13
From HuffPo:
Dead weight? A business owner in Utah has become the latest employer to blame President Obama's health care reform bill for layoffs and has doubled down on his public disdain for the current administration by admitting he singled out Obama supporters.
Terry Lee, owner of Cedar City-based Terry Lee Forensics, told the Salt Lake Tribune that he was so impressed by a Vernal, Utah, smoothie bar's policy of asking liberal patrons to pay more, that he, too, took action to recoup losses he said were incurred by Obamacare.
George Burnett, owner of I Love Drilling Smoothie & Juice Bar, said recently he is asking liberal customers to pay an extra dollar for their beverages.
Lee posted a commiserating comment on The Tribune's smoothie bar story this week:
Love it. We had to let two employees go to cover new Obongocare [sic] costs and increased taxes. Found two Obongo supporters and gave them the news yesterday. They wanted the idiot in the Whitehouse [sic], they reap the benefits.
Can you hire/fire based on political views?
No state or federal laws would protect employees against this sort of dismissal unless they work for the government. [Source]
Gawker called the business owner "racist" though there is no proof of that.
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“I thought your vote would be secret, known only to you. This business owner is only firing blabbermouths, right?
If they can’t keep their mouths shut, the might not be doing your business any good.”
Indeed. I once had liberal bosses and I never discussed politics in any way, form or shape around them. I was there for the paycheck I needed and nothing else.
“Although I thought I could guess, during my Dad and Mom’s lives, I never knew what their votes were, and neither probably knew what the other’s was, IIRC.”
A different time period. Earlier generations were taught to value having a secret vote. Today’s narcissic “look at me!” generation are taught to post every thought and opinion they have on Facebook or something similar. After all, they find themselves and their views fascinating, why shouldn’t everyone else? ;)
Sidenote: I remember a news story from the last election where some liberal Obama teacher was asking her students who they would vote for if they could. One student said his parents voted for McCain and she berated him for it. I thought what business is it of hers to intrude like that?
Wrong. In employment at will states an employee can be fired at any time for any reason without notice, unless (i) due to religious, sex, age, race or other protected class, or (ii) in violation of an employment contract. Political persuasion is not a protected class. Further, the first amendment protection of free speech only applies to government action. In the private sector there is no such thing as free speech.
The one we left behind is the most useless of the entire production company. He’s our token lib and doesn’t affect our overall operations.
thanks for the bright spot in the darkness!
:)
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