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Cigar
10-10-2012, 08:44 AM
The super-rich guy who claims he’s the one who got George W. Bush elected is doing everything he can to make sure Mitt Romney wins in November too.

David Siegel, the founder and CEO of giant timeshare company Westgate resorts, sent an opus-like email to his workers, railing against one-percent bashing and arguing that the president’s reelection would “threaten your job.” In the email, obtained by Gawker, Siegel goes on to write:

If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company.
Siegel has a history of injecting himself in to critical political events. In the “The Queen of Versailles,” the documentary chronicling Siegel’s quest to obnoxiously build the biggest house in America, the Florida real estate mogul claims he was “personally responsible” for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential victory. He also goes on to say that his tactics for helping Bush win “may not necessarily have been legal.”

Siegel isn’t the first CEO to push his political preferences on his employees. Bob Murray, CEO of coal company Murray Energy, allegedly pressured his workers to donate money to the Romney campaign. Murray energy workers have also accused the company of forcing them to participate in a pro-Romney rally, give up a day’s worth of pay and face the possibility of getting fired if they didn’t.

And Richard Lacks, CEO of car parts manufacturer Lacks Enterprises, urged his employees to vote for Romney on the basis of the claim that four more years of Obama would mean a boost in taxes and a decrease in pay. Talk about rocking the vote.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/david-siegel-email_n_1951801.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

BTW, in these repressive Obama years ... Westgate Resorts, like some many others ... are enjoying record profits :)

Agravan
10-10-2012, 08:47 AM
yaaawwwnnn...

patrickt
10-10-2012, 08:48 AM
My god, we have to stop him. The liberals want to destroy him and his business and he's not cooperating.

truthmatters
10-10-2012, 08:48 AM
threatening employees for poltical reasons is pretty sick

Cigar
10-10-2012, 08:57 AM
threatening employees for poltical reasons is pretty sick

Especially after the son-of-a-bitch made his fortune from people who had the extra cash ... not in the Bush years.



Subject: Message from David Siegel
Date:Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: [David Siegel]
To: [All employees]

To All My Valued Employees,
As most of you know our company, Westgate Resorts, has continued to succeed in spite of a very dismal economy. There is no question that the economy has changed for the worse and we have not seen any improvement over the past four years. In spite of all of the challenges we have faced, the good news is this: The economy doesn't currently pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration. Of course, as your employer, I can't tell you whom to vote for, and I certainly wouldn't interfere with your right to vote for whomever you choose. In fact, I encourage you to vote for whomever you think will serve your interests the best.
However, let me share a few facts that might help you decide what is in your best interest.The current administration and members of the press have perpetuated an environment that casts employers against employees. They want you to believe that we live in a class system where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. They label us the "1%" and imply that we are somehow immune to the challenges that face our country. This could not be further from the truth. Sure, you may have heard about the big home that I'm building. I'm sure many people think that I live a privileged life. However, what you don't see or hear is the true story behind any success that I have achieved.
I started this company over 42 years ago. At that time, I lived in a very modest home. I converted my garage into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you. We didn't eat in fancy restaurants or take expensive vacations because every dollar I made went back into this company. I drove an old used car, and often times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business — hard work, discipline, and sacrifice. Meanwhile, many of my friends got regular jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a nice income, and they spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and my life into this business —-with a vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford to buy whatever I wanted. Even to this day, every dime I earn goes back into this company. Over the past four years I have had to stop building my dream house, cut back on all of my expenses, and take my kids out of private schools simply to keep this company strong and to keep you employed.
Just think about this – most of you arrive at work in the morning and leave that afternoon and the rest of your time is yours to do as you please. But not me- there is no "off" button for me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have that freedom. 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. I know many of you work hard and do a great job, but I'm the one who has to sign every check, pay every expense, and make sure that this company continues to succeed. Unfortunately, what most people see is the nice house and the lavish lifestyle. What the press certainly does not want you to see, is the true story of the hard work and sacrifices I've made.
Now, the economy is falling apart and people like me who made all the right decisions and invested in themselves are being forced to bail out all the people who didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed 42 years of my life for. Yes, business ownership has its benefits, but the price I've paid is steep and not without wounds. Unfortunately, the costs of running a business have gotten out of control, and let me tell you why: We are being taxed to death and the government thinks we don't pay enough. We pay state taxes, federal taxes, property taxes, sales and use taxes, payroll taxes, workers compensation taxes and unemployment taxes. I even have to hire an entire department to manage all these taxes. The question I have is this: Who is really stimulating the economy? Is it the Government that wants to take money from those who have earned it and give it to those who have not, or is it people like me who built a company out of his garage and directly employs over 7000 people and hosts over 3 million people per year with a great vacation?
Obviously, our present government believes that taking my money is the right economic stimulus for this country. The fact is, if I deducted 50% of your paycheck you'd quit and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, that's what happens to me.
Here is what most people don't understand and the press and our Government has chosen to ignore – to stimulate the economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Instead of raising my taxes and depositing that money into the Washington black-hole, let me spend it on growing the company, hire more employees, and generate substantial economic growth. My employees will enjoy the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions and better salaries. But that is not what our current Government wants you to believe. They want you to believe that it somehow makes sense to take more from those who create wealth and give it to those who do not, and somehow our economy will improve. They don't want you to know that the "1%", as they like to label us, pay more than 31% of all the taxes in this country. Thomas Jefferson, the author of our great Constitution, once said, "democracy" will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Business is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate business, not kill it. However, the power brokers in Washington believe redistributing wealth is the essential driver of the American economic engine. Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change they want.
So where am I going with all this? It's quite simple. If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company. Rather than grow this company I will be forced to cut back. This means fewer jobs, less benefits and certainly less opportunity for everyone.
So, when you make your decision to vote, ask yourself, which candidate understands the economics of business ownership and who doesn't? Whose policies will endanger your job? Answer those questions and you should know who might be the one capable of protecting and saving your job. While the media wants to tell you to believe the "1 percenters" are bad, I'm telling you they are not. They create most of the jobs. If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the "1%"; it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country.
You see, I can no longer support a system that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, so will your opportunities. If that happens, you can find me in the Caribbean sitting on the beach, under a palm tree, retired, and with no employees to worry about.

Signed, your boss,

David Siegel

http://gawker.com/5950189/the-ceo-who-built-himself-americas-largest-house-just-threatened-to-fire-his-employees-if-obamas-elected

Cigar
10-10-2012, 08:59 AM
My god, we have to stop him. The liberals want to destroy him and his business and he's not cooperating.


So you are OK with threatening employees to vote for their employers political candidate?

A simple Yes or No will do ...

truthmatters
10-10-2012, 09:00 AM
why do cons keep forgetting Bush an republican ideas caused the crash?

Cigar
10-10-2012, 09:05 AM
why do cons keep forgetting Bush an republican ideas caused the crash?

It's helps them feel better ... but history will never forget.

truthmatters
10-10-2012, 09:06 AM
they will NEVER be allowed to rewrite this history.

they will never stop trying to rewrite it

hanger4
10-10-2012, 02:16 PM
why do cons keep forgetting Bush an republican ideas caused the crash?

Your one trick pony has been debunked days, months and years ago.

Now you're just lying.

Cigar
10-10-2012, 02:19 PM
All partition aside ... you have to admit ... this is "wrong" ... no matter who does it!

garyo
10-10-2012, 02:20 PM
Great heads-up email to his employees, sounds as though he does his homework. Ah and those 1percenters are good only if they are lefties. LOL

Cigar
10-10-2012, 02:24 PM
Someone asked earlier today, why the Republican Tent is so small ...

garyo
10-10-2012, 02:29 PM
Because it wasn't subsidized by the gov.

coolwalker
10-10-2012, 02:41 PM
So you are OK with threatening employees to vote for their employers political candidate?

A simple Yes or No will do ...
There was no threat that I saw, just a simple statement of facts. Due to the inadequate administration we have had for the past 4 years, this man sees no alternative other than to let people go to save his business. Not fun, not nice, but that's what happens when the president can't even lead a one man parade to the bathroom.

Cigar
10-10-2012, 02:43 PM
There was no threat that I saw, just a simple statement of facts. Due to the inadequate administration we have had for the past 4 years, this man sees no alternative other than to let people go to save his business. Not fun, not nice, but that's what happens when the president can't even lead a one man parade to the bathroom.

Good one ... Can I use that the next time someone cry's about me threatening them?

coolwalker
10-10-2012, 02:46 PM
Someone asked earlier today, why the Republican Tent is so small ...

Is it normal for you to change the subject when you are losing?

coolwalker
10-10-2012, 02:47 PM
Good one ... Can I use that the next time someone cry's about me threatening them?

Do as you wish. Running any business mans you have to keep expenses down. A blithering idiot knows that!

Mainecoons
10-10-2012, 02:55 PM
Cigar has apparently missed the story where Darden has concluded it will have to cut many of its workers to under 30 hours part time because of the taxation and regulatory burden of ObamaCare is simply too costly for a low margin business like fast food. Of course, this will help the fools here and elsewhere who think that part time jobs with no benefits are the same as real work and should be used to produce phony as hell unemployment numbers.

Calypso Jones
10-10-2012, 02:56 PM
Is it normal for you to change the subject when you are losing?

that. or he just totally ignores your post.

They must be walking around with their panties loaded. Imagine. And then this Benghazi investigation. Talk about an October surprise. And the surprise is....Obama did it. To himself.

coolwalker
10-10-2012, 03:14 PM
that. or he just totally ignores your post.

They must be walking around with their panties loaded. Imagine. And then this Benghazi investigation. Talk about an October surprise. And the surprise is....Obama did it. To himself.
I like a good chuckle...that was good!

Agravan
10-10-2012, 03:26 PM
So you are OK with threatening employees to vote for their employers political candidate?

A simple Yes or No will do ...

Isn't that what unions do?

patrickt
10-10-2012, 03:45 PM
What next? Will the coal industry tell their employees that President Obama wants t bankrupt the coal companies or will banks say that Rep. Waters wants to bankrupt all banks or will businessmen in general tell their employees that the government grows private businesses?

Calypso Jones
10-10-2012, 03:49 PM
You're going to see a lot of this if obama pulls this out again. More and more businesses are not going to participate because we know where this is headed. Total collapse. Everybody will be protecting their assets, selling, whatever they need to do. I expect the gov't to retaliate but they'll also be faced with their angry angry base. That is not going to be pretty.