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Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« on: January 27, 2013, 06:33:59 am »
So it turns out that a Utah businessman fired two of his employees to make a political statement and retaliate against their support of the reelection of Obama.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/terry-lee-obamacare-firings-utah-obama-supporters_n_2505763.html

Yeah.  That's really fucking ethical of you, guy.  If you guys want some wingnut comments, here's an alternate source:

www.reagancoalition.com/articles/2013/20130123004-biz-owner-ut.html

Yeah.  I originally heard about this when someone shared it on my FB through an anti-Obama page.  That's why I have the wingnut link.
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2013, 10:19:58 am »
Quote from: B-Man on January 27, 2013, 06:33:59 am
Yeah.  I originally heard about this when someone shared it on my FB through an anti-Obama page.  That's why I have the wingnut link.

You're not alone in that aspect.
That being said, who wants to bet this idiot is going to throw a hissy fit over unemployment??
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2013, 11:22:09 am »
Wow...

It would seem that these troglodytes are so determined to put forth the narrative that four more years of an Obama administration would lead to a bad economy that they are willing to commit the act of self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2013, 11:38:52 am »
But remember folks, it's all Obama's fault, because I don't want to pay for my employee's healthcare coverage, but at the same time bitch about the poor receiving care under the State's public healthcare plan. Yeah, you can't have it both ways folks, not to mention some states's don't even have a buy-in program for those caught in the middle, or it's only open to you if you have a qualifying disability(which you may have to jump through hoops to prove).
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2013, 11:47:15 am »
WTF?  Yes make a point about Obama ruining the economy by making even more people lose their jobs. Moron.
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2013, 11:57:13 am »
Say hello to an unfair dismissal lawsuit!
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2013, 12:02:27 pm »
Yeah I sense a wrongful termination suit in the future.

Ironbite-cause seriously that's low.
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2013, 12:02:36 pm »
I'm not sure, Utah is a right to work state.
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2013, 12:06:34 pm »
Quote from: Katsuro on January 27, 2013, 11:57:13 am
Say hello to an unfair dismissal lawsuit!

Say hello to the laws of USA, in several states, it is perfectly legal to fire an employee because of their political ideology.

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Most employee in the U.S. are "at will," which means they can be fired for any reason, as long as it's not a specifically prohibited one. Under federal law, only race, color, religion, sex or national origin are unlawful reasons, and only in five states -- California, New York, Connecticut, Colorado and Mississippi -- are employers forbidden from firing workers for their political beliefs.

In most of the country, you can't fire someone for worshipping the devil, but you can fire someone for leaning to the left.

This isn't true, however, for public employees. After all, if the government fired someone for his or her political speech, that would be the government suppressing political speech -- a big no-no in modern democracies.

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/01/18/utah-terry-lee-forensics-fires-supporting-obama-two-employees/
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2013, 12:09:51 pm »
That's the good ole US of A for you...
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2013, 12:14:20 pm »
Srprised Mississippi is on that list. 
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2013, 12:24:45 pm »
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2013, 01:23:03 pm »
Kinbd of like how surprised I was when I found out OK forbade rapists from seeking custody.  UNLIKE NY >:(
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Re: Utah Business Fires Obama Supporters
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2013, 05:15:15 pm »
Political rights and political stance I find surprisingly do not mesh in the least.
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