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[Dude Abides]

A guy who admits about committing a crime. Book em Dano.

Depends on the state.

 

[Mudkips]

David Siegel = Jason Segel?

that'sthejoke.gif, and he's a muppet of a man. (Or is he a very manly muppet?)

 

[demon]

What a heroic job creator.

 

[Joates]

It doesn't make sense on any economic level.

You pay people with pre-tax money, the only question you need to ask yourself when hiring a person is if that person is going to generate more money than you're paying him, if that person does, you need to hire that person in order to maximize your profits, regardless of the tax rate.

This.

 

[bro1]

This.

Coming to say the same thing. As long as you are making more money, even at a higher tax rate, it doesn't make sense to cut back.

 

[Angry Grimace]

A chain letter is fraud?

You could easily construe that as leaning on your employees for votes i.e. a quid pro quo exchange of 'your job or your vote.'

 

[Vilix]

What a heroic job creator.

Hey, as long as I get my free 12" black and white tv at the end of a mandatory 3 hours sales pitch to buy beach front property in the middle of the desert I'm down with this.

 

[Effnine]

What a heroic job creator.

He built that, bro.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Timeshare companies are the scum of the earth and their executives should be chased like vermin.

That's all I have to say.

That's all there is to say really.

 

[TheContact]

That should be illegal. It's almost like coercing your employees to vote a certain way in order to keep an income. Also, Time Share companies are a waste. South Park did a great episode on them.

 

[Joates]

And like any good Republican, heavy on rhetoric, sparse on details.

Id love to see his books and judge whether or not he cant "afford" to keep people employed.

 

[Imperial Hot]

That's practically extortion.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Depends on the state.

I thought things like buying votes or threatening people to vote for the other person or they lose their job is a federal crime. At least i think it should be.

 

[protonion]

So all that it takes to be rich in this world, is to be an idiot?

 

[Oblivion]

I...don't see the issue?

The man is just simply looking out for his employees. More than I can say for my own boss.

 

[phosphor112]

I...don't see the issue?

The man is just simply looking out for his employees. More than I can say for my own boss.

Oblivious

 

[lethial]

Isn't he just saying that if taxes are raised and he's not making enough money he has to cut back on jobs? I don't see it as a threat and I've had to make cutbacks to my own company due to over head and employee wages. It sucks to do but a business can't run on breaking even.

 

[TylerD]

Oh, the husband of the Queen of Versailles.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_queen_of_versailles/

 

[GaimeGuy]

I really do wonder what's going to happen in this country during the next decade or so as more and more events like this go public. Seems like ever week a story comes out like this.

Does anyone else feel like the country has gotten a lot more rude since Obama was elected? Publicly I mean. It's like his election was some sort of pass to do and say this type of thing. I don't know but it seems strange to me. I remember way back when, someone pretty much interrupted the him during a speech and called him a liar. This all doesn't seem very typical.

It was Representative Joe Wilson from SC-2, and he did it during a nationally-televised address by Obama to a joint session of congress.

 

[demosthenes]

Isn't he just saying that if taxes are raised and he's not making enough money he has to cut back on jobs? I don't see it as a threat and I've had to make cutbacks to my own company due to over head and employee wages. It sucks to do but a business can't run on breaking even.

You say overhead and wages. He says taxes. He's making more money now than he ever did before. His costs wouldn't go up, his taxes would.

 

[Joates]

Isn't he just saying that if taxes are raised and he's not making enough money he has to cut back on jobs? I don't see it as a threat and I've had to make cutbacks to my own company due to over head and employee wages. It sucks to do but a business can't run on breaking even.

“The economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job,” Siegel wrote, noting that the company is “the most profitable [it's] ever been.”

That to me doesnt sound like any imposed taxes will lead to them merely breaking even...

 

[bodyboarder]

This guy is a piece of shit, but I think the title of the thread is a little sensationalist.

A little?

 

[ScreenSplitter]

77 years old. Yeah we won't have to worry too much longer.

 

[nib95]

The company is the most profitable its ever been but they're fucked over if Obama is re elected and will need to cut jobs? Logic...

Anyway, this guy is pure scum.

 

[Deified Data]

Oblivious

He. Is. A. Troll.

He's as liberal as you are, I'm convinced of it. He enjoys this speculation.

 

[Diablos]

It's like what happens in Russia except it's corporations doing it, not the government.

Epic smh. Dude should be fired.

 

[lethial]

That to me doesnt sound like any imposed taxes will lead to them merely breaking even...

No you're right, I don't know why I put breaking even.

 

[The Technomancer]

First thread where I wish Kosmo was unbanned

 

[diffusionx]

They create most of the jobs.

No, the 1% don't create any of those jobs. The people buying those timeshares are the ones who create those jobs. If nobody was buying those timeshares, David Siegel wouldn't hire a single person to build, maintain, and sell them.

 

[Kettch]

He added that he "hasn't had any negative feedback" on the letter.

I can't imagine why his employees would decline to challenge his methods, their jobs are so secure after all.

 

[Particle Physicist]

Is this not illegal?

That is what I was thinking, he is basically intimidating people in order to get them to vote how he wants. Insane.

 

[jimi_dini]

Guy is a class act. In multiple ways.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/woman-talks-after-winning-5-million-in-lawsuit-ove/nFBsF/

I eat, live, and breathe this company every minute of the day, every day of the week. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour.

You all see that?

He eats, lives, breathes and sexual harasses for his company. Every single minute. Isn't that a fine man?

 

[Lambtron]

Just fucking go Galt already, scum bag.

 

[Valnen]

That's some of the most passive aggressive bullshit I've ever seen.

 

[ronito]

You know actually if my boss sent anything like this to me I'd think "I got a golden ticket!"

How someone so stupid to let their political views suddenly make them heavily liable is a CEO of a burgeoning company I don't know.

 

[Valnen]

77 years old. Yeah we won't have to worry too much longer.

77 isn't that old in today's world. He could have another 30 years on him.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Obama killing shady businesses? Go Obama!

 

[A.E Suggs]

4 points to ronito!

The only thing I really like about the Obama administration, is that it has severely frustrated the bigots and self centered selfish assholes of the world. They are going batshit insane.

The rest of the world is burning, might as well enjoy the show..

Why is that a good thing when they have all the power? I can't live if they decide to take away my job, the rich people are the one's creating the jobs. I'm glad its putting them on watch but if this is the outcome were screwed in the long run.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

could a business owner just go out the parking lot and pick vehicles that have obama bumper stickers on it and fire those employees? that's not breaking any laws is it?

In a lot of states inside the USA they do not need a reason to fire you they just can.

 

[Valnen]

Obama killing shady businesses? Go Obama!

Tell that to the families of those employees.

 

[RiccochetJ]

Seriously?

Guy's a BILLIONAIRE.

And?

You're mixing personal wealth with business wealth. Growth of a business depends on a lot of factors and taxes are one of them. Like I said, his email should be illegal.

 

[CornBurrito]

Meh, no different than unions telling its members how to vote.

I don't get this. Zhengi, are you saying you are fine with this because unions do it?

 

[virtuoso88]

I don't get this. Zhengi, are you saying you are fine with this because unions do it?

Does GAF flip out when unions do the same thing?

 

[wildfire]

So because the company is the most profitable it has ever been in the past, if profits in the future decrease (but is still profitable), then employees need to be let go. WHAT?

Thank you your honor. I rest my case.

 

[RDreamer]

Does GAF flip out when unions do the same thing?

How does a union threaten to fire people?

 

[Oblivion]

Oblivious

What?

He's simply saying that any additional financial burdens imposed on him will wind up hurting his employees, and he doesn't want to see that happen.

Do you also happen to get angry at fathers who refuse to buy their spoiled kids ferraris and thousand dollar dresses?

 

[Zee-Row]

His company has profited during the last few years which makes it even more messed up.

 

[BlackJace]

Gotta love these job-creators.

 

[FStop7]

What?

He's simply saying that any additional financial burdens imposed on him will wind up hurting his employees, and he doesn't want to see that happen.

Do you also happen to get angry at fathers who refuse to buy their spoiled kids ferraris and thousand dollar dresses?

I'd like to see you in a thousand dollar dress.

 

[Oblivion]

I'd like to see you in a thousand dollar dress.

Are...are you trying to seduce me?