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    Thumbs up Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    mamboni comments: not only are we losing thousands of jobs, these are generally high-skill high-wage jobs. We are becoming a nation of part-time workers, waitresses, burger flippers and as many millions on welfare, SNAP, disability, SSI and public pensions. The federal deficits are going to explode and never come down for years. There is no way this will not lead to dollar devaluation and inflation. The only money velocity will be government transfer payments and workers surviving on only gas, food and rent. The US economy is one gigantic Ponzi rolled into a bubble and wrapped in a bureaucratic shell game.

    Layoffs Since The Election


    09Nov

    To the Obama ass-kissers: Before any of you show the world how stupid you really are and post stupid comments about how these layoffs aren’t due to Obama winning the election carefully READ the headline and the article [I understand that many Obama supporters are uneducated and may have difficulty reading, in which case assistance with reading and understanding the article may be required].
    From The Blaze
    How Many Businesses Have Announced Closings or Layoffs Since Obama Won A Second Term?

    November 8, 2012 at 9:29pm by Mike Opelka
    Do elections have consequences? If you have been paying attention to the financial markets, you might think so. Wall Street has had two horrible days since President Obama won a second term.
    However, stock prices are not the only thing taking a hit. It appears that the job market is also suffering. In the last 48 hours, the following major corporations have announced layoffs in America (links take you to news stories about the layoffs – with details from the companies):
    Energizer -
    The St. Louis-based company said Thursday that it expects to shed about 1,500 employees. When finished, the restructuring should lead to $200 million in pretax yearly savings, Energizer said. It aims to have most of its restructuring steps finished by the end of September 2014.
    Westinghouse -
    Westinghouse Anniston, the contractor responsible for shutting down Anniston’s chemical weapons incinerator, has reduced its workforce by another 50 employees.
    Research in Motion Limited -
    Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, laid off about 200 people at its U.S. headquarters in Irving on Wednesday, according to a source close to the company who did not want to be named.
    Lightyear Network Solutions -
    More than one dozen employees at a Pikeville company lost their jobs this week. Officials with Lightyear Network Solutions said they are consolidating offices in Louisville and Pikeville to save money.
    Providence Journal -
    The Providence Journal Co. laid off 23 full-time workers Wednesday as part of a cost-cutting effort, including 16 members of the Providence Newspaper Guild and 7 non-union employees.
    Hawker Beechcraft -
    The company says 240 employees will lose their jobs with the closing of Hawker Beechcraft Services facilities in Little Rock, Ark.; Mesa, Ariz.; and San Antonio, Texas.
    Boeing (30% of their management staff) -
    Boeing Co. said Wednesday it plans to employ 30% fewer executives at its Boeing Defense, Space & Security unit by the end of 2012 compared to 2010 levels.
    CVPH Medical Center -
    CVPH Medical Center has handed pink slips to 17 employees. The layoffs — nine in management and eight hourly staffers — are part of an effort to “help bolster the hospital’s financial position in 2013 and beyond,” a press release said.
    US Cellular -
    The move will result in 980 job cuts at U.S. Cellular, with 640 in the Chicago area, according to a spokeswoman. The cuts are slightly under 12 percent of the approximately 8,400 total employees U.S. Cellular had at the end of the third quarter.
    Momentive Performance Materials -
    About 150 workers at Sistersville’s Momentive Performance Materials plant will be temporarily laid off later this month, officials said this week.
    Rocketdyne -
    About 100 employees at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, most of whom work in the San Fernando Valley, were laid off Wednesday in response to dwindling government spending on space exploration, the company said. The layoffs were effective immediately, and 75 percent of them came at the facilities on Canoga and De Soto avenues, which employ about 1,100 people. The company has six sites across the Valley.
    Brake Parts -
    The leader of an automotive parts plant in Lincoln County has told state officials that there are plans to lay off 75 workers starting in late December…The layoffs are expected to start Dec. 28 and continue in the first quarter of 2013
    Vestas Wind Systems -
    Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) is seeking to sell a stake of as much as 20 percent and said it’s reducing headcount by 3,000 to raise the staff cuts by the biggest wind turbine maker to almost a third over two years.
    Husqvarna -
    Husqvarna AB (HUSQB), the world’s biggest maker of powered garden tools, plans to cut about 600 jobs in a move that will save 220 million kronor ($33 million) a year by 2014.
    Center for Hospice New York -
    The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care plans to temporarily lay off as many as 40 employees next year as it embarks on a major renovation of the inpatient unit at its Cheektowaga campus.
    Bristol-Meyers -
    Bristol-Myers Squibb is following up its lackluster third-quarter results with almost 480 layoffs. As Pharmalot reports, the company notified the New Jersey government that it would scale back in Plainsboro, which means the cuts will hit its sales operations.
    OCE North America -
    Trumbull printer- and scanning-equipment provider Oce North America, Inc. will lay off 135 workers in three Connecticut communities, including East Hartford, according to its notice with the state Labor Department.
    Darden Restaurants -
    The company, which was among those who had received an Obamacare waiver in the past, is looking to limit workers to 28 hours per week. A full time employee that is required to have health insurance (lest the employer pay a fine) works 30 hours per week, as defined by the Obamacare law.
    West Ridge Mine -
    In its statement, UtahAmerican Energy blames the Obama administration for instituting policies that will close down “204 American coal-fired power plants by 2014″ and for drastically reducing the market for coal.
    United Blood Services Gulf -
    United Blood Services Gulf South region, the non-profit blood service provider for much of south Louisiana and Mississippi, will lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce. It was a hard decision to make according to Susan Begnaud, Regional Center Director for the Gulf South region.
    A layoff is tough enough for employees to deal with, imagine hearing the crushing news that your office is shutting down just before Thanksgiving and Christmas… Here are some of the business closings that were announced in just the past two days:


    To see even more companies that announced layoffs since the election, visit the Daily Job Cuts page.
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    The expectation is that alternative energy jobs will increase, defense jobs will shrink. Vestas Wind Systems is not supporting this.

    Gomer's Fried Chiccken- now that's a surprise!

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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    Those companies saw what Obama did the first time around so that now they are able to tell what will happen the second time around............... why hell, even a dunm Cuba can see what is going to happen, why can't you?
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnQPublic View Post
    The expectation is that alternative energy jobs will increase, defense jobs will shrink. Vestas Wind Systems is not supporting this.

    Gomer's Fried Chiccken- now that's a surprise!
    You forgot the /sarc
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    mamboni comments: read the tweets - holy shit this country is totally fucking screwed. These "products of our fine public education system" are completely ignorant of capitalist principles such as costs, overhead and profits. It's unbelievable - an entire population that thinks Obama can just shit dollars out of his arse.

    Applebee’s targeted after franchisee mulls hiring freeze in response to Obamacare


    Posted at 9:32 pm on November 9, 2012 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments
    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...age_normal.jpgCraig W@Stoneious
    So far I've seen Papa John's and Applebees threatening to fire people since their choice didn't win the election. Disgusting on either side.

    9 Nov 12


    Among the commandments of life under the Obama administration: thou shalt not speak ill of Obamacare. Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter was hammered with Twitter abuse after informing shareholders and franchisees in August that implementing Obamacare would necessarily increase costs of running the business. Applebee’s is under the gun today after Zane Tankel, a franchisee whose company runs 40 New York-area restaurants, told Fox Business Network that a hiring freeze might be in the works.


    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...hot_normal.jpgRusty Bader@TheRedNightBird
    WHAT a JACKASS-Applebee’s CEO Threatens To Fire Emps / Freeze Hiring Because Of Obamacare thkpr.gs/S5HgIW via @thinkprogress

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...61_normal.jpeg Pamela Brockman@PamelafBrockman
    More fools...Zane Tankel, Applebee's Franchisee, Says He Won't Hire Because Of Obamacare (VIDEO) huff.to/RoMrpa via @HuffPostSmBiz

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...air_normal.gifFloridaJewel@floridajewel
    MT: BOYCOTT APPLEBEES NOW.Zane Tankel, Applebee's Franchisee, Says He Won't Hire Because Of Obamacare (VID) huff.to/RoMrpa

    9 Nov 12

    @lindakaybruce
    Boycott this Applebee's. Applebee's Franchisee, Says He Won't Hire Because Of Obamacare (VIDEO) huff.to/RoMrpa via @HuffPostSmBiz
    Linda Bruce (@lindakaybruce) November 10, 2012

    9 Nov 12
    @iam_seanbond
    Applebee’s CEO Threatens To Fire Employees (Obamacare) thkpr.gs/S5HgIW | 2 Can Play this game LOSER! Calling 4 National #BOYCOTT
    Sean Bond (@iam_seanbond) November 09, 2012

    9 Nov 12

    Politicolnews@Politicolnews

    Zane Tankel CEO of Applebees claims he won't hire workers over Obamacare. Tell Him to give up his healthcare insurance. #BoycottApplebees

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...060_normal.JPGBetsy Stover@BetsyStover
    Oh boo hoo, Papa John's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Applebee's. Like you're so poor. huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012…

    9 Nov 12


    Note that in his TV appearance Tankel did not say he was laying off any employees; rather, he speculated that “if it’s possible to do without cutting people back, I am delighted to do it, but that also rolls back expansion, it rolls back hiring more people, and in a best-case scenario, we only shrink the labor force minimally. Best case.” What a monster, huh?
    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...zv_normal.jpegKeith Andreen@keithandreen
    Douchebag, your food sucks anyway - Zane Tankel, Applebee's Franchisee, Says He Won't Hire Because Of Obamacare (VIDEO) huff.to/RoMrpa

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...age_normal.jpgRehana@msrehreh
    Applebee's Franchisee Says He Won't Hire Because Of Obamacare #ridiculous #selfish #assholes huff.to/TPPEAp

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...aec_normal.pngRicky Spanish@insanityreport
    last thing before i get out of here....these people....disgust me huff.to/S4Zdax

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...PM_normal.jpegJohn V. Moore@johnvmoore
    Add @Applebees to the list of unpatriotic businesses who are firing people because @BarackObama won thkpr.gs/S5HgIW #fb

    9 Nov 12

    https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images...qm_normal.jpegCassandra Duffy@SapphicPixie
    Rather than treat their employees like people deserving of healthcare, they've decided to fire them huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/zan… #BoycottAppleMetro

    9 Nov 12


    Um, no. Again, Tankel said only that, faced with paying annual Obamacare penalties of $80,000 to $100,000 per restaurant, he was evaluating his options and would most likely halt expansion. It seems reading comprehension is tough, so we wonder how these people accusing Applebee’s of firing employees made it through all 2,700 pages of the Obamacare bill (like Nancy Pelosi did) to find out what was in it and how much it would cost other people’s businesses.
    For its part, the Applebee’s corporate office was anxious to distance itself from the Obamacare controversy and point out that franchisees speak for themselves.

    ThinkProgress

    @thinkprogress 9 Nov 12
    Applebee’s CEO threatens to fire employees because of Obamacare thkpr.gs/S5HgIW



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    @thinkprogress It’s not Applebee's place to engage in political commentary. Our franchisees’ views as private citizens are their own. ~ARL

    9 Nov 12

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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    How about a free medical degree in exchange for five year of sevice at a minimun wage? to be a specialist = to eight years.
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    Quote Originally Posted by Ponce View Post
    How about a free medical degree in exchange for five year of sevice at a minimun wage? to be a specialist = to eight years.
    Would you let this person replace your knee, perform open heart surgery on you, or accept his diagnosis of malignant melanoma and leg amputation?
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    just how many more companys have layed off since this thread was started
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    Re: Depression 2013 - Layoffs Since The Election

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnQPublic View Post
    The expectation is that alternative energy jobs will increase...
    a while back I read that the sector had been booming due to all the gov subsidies/grants in favor of green energy... hence it is a bubble.
    All the money that exists cannot buy Earth, and the evidence is that we destroy our habitat as a result, thinking that we can just seize and pillage as we see fit. If crowds endorse the pursuit of wealth at their own level, they cannot prevent multinationals from doing exactly the same. The “dystopian endless growth paradigm” is going to end with a bang but will open the door to a premise endorsing that Earth is the only wealth we truly have while journeying through life.

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    The United States alone is sitting on 1000 years of oil and gas reserves that are economical to develop. Any dollars invested in green technologies are dollars wasted as green energy costs multiples per kilowatt hour vis-a-vis oil and gas. The entire inpetus for green energy is the whacky junk theory called anthropogenic global warming. This is malinvestment on a grand scale and it will likely result in destruction of the western economies.
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