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'Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone'

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A west Georgia business owner is stirring up controversy with signs he posted on his company's trucks, for all to see as the trucks roll up and down roads, highways and interstates:
"New Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone."


Looman's company is U.S. Cranes, LLC. He said he put up the signs, and first posted pictures of the signs on his personal Facebook page, six months ago, and he said he received mostly positive reaction from people, "about 20-to-one positive."

But for some reason, one of the photos went viral on the Internet on Monday.
And the reaction has been so intense, pro and con, he's had to have his phones disconnected because of the non-stop calls, and he's had to temporarily shut down his company's website because of all the traffic crashing the system.


'Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone' | 11alive.com
 
"So Bill Looman is keeping the signs up, and the photos up -- stirring up a lot of debate.

"I just spent 10 years in the Marine Corps protecting the rights of people... the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment and the [rest of the] Bill of Rights," he said. "Lord knows they're calling me at 2 in the morning, all night long, and voicing their opinion. And I respect their right to do that. I'm getting a reaction, a lot of it's negative, now. But a lot of people are waking up."

It is his right to express his opinion. People can choose to do business with him or not. I can't say I blame him. I would expand his view to include most members of Congress.
 
It galls the crap out fo some folks that we live in a free country where people can express their opinion without fear of reprisal.

Now, from a business stand point, I think it's a bad idea.
 
:shrug:

its his business, he can make poor decisions if he wants.
 
megaprogman said:
:shrug:

its his business, he can make poor decisions if he wants.
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To early to tell if it was a poor decision. I will agree with that it is his business and he can do what he wants. Don't live in his area or have a need for his type of services. If I did, would most likely give him some business.
 
mike2810 said:
To early to tell if it was a poor decision. I will agree with that it is his business and he can do what he wants. Don't live in his area or have a need for his type of services. If I did, would most likely give him some business.
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I would look at his cost, service level, etc and make it based on the numbers.
 
One has to wonder what he's going to do if Obama gets reelected...not hire anyone until 2017? If that's the case he probably wasn't going to hire anyone anyway. But more likely, he's just blowing off some steam and expressing his political views without making a serious threat. He can do as he pleases, but I agree with apdst and megaprogman...it's not a smart business decision.
 
Only an idiot would choose NOT to hire an otherwise qualified individual because of whoever's in high office in the world of politics. I could see supporting his stance IF his actions were against the official's policies as they impact his business, i.e., tax laws, new regulations, etc. But by his own admission his actions have less to do with taxation or regulations that impact his business than they do his principles or the perception of his individual liberties/rights being taken away or subverted.

I repeat: This business owner is an idiot! But it's his right to operate his business and/or enact hiring practises as he sees fit. Too bad his stupidity is liable to kill his business far sooner than any bill ratified by Congress and signed into law by the President.
 
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Somewhere Darwin is smiling.
 
Actually I can't say as I blame him one bit. Its obvious from the unemployment rate that a lot of buisnesses are just not hiring. I wonder if everyone else here is going to say that all those other buisnesses are "idiots" also.

The reasoning behind not hiring is really quite simple and does lead directly to Obama for two main reasons.

1: Obama is not a leader. (I know many will say this is talking point of the GOP but even a clock is right twice a day.)
2: Obama is unpredictable. When POTUS's are unpredictable companies get nervous. Companies need continuity. When there isn't any and the companies get nervous they don't hire.
 
I have no issues with it. I think it's a silly decision from a business perspective, but it's his business, he can do what he wants with it.
 
Idiots have the right to make business decisions just like non-idiots.
 
I didnt post it to say he didnt have a right to do it...I posted it because I believe this attitude of not hiring goes WAY HIGHER into the biggest corporations...they are keeping the misery up for working america to try and force political change in DC and the WH...
 
Kandahar said:
One has to wonder what he's going to do if Obama gets reelected...not hire anyone until 2017?
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What's he going to do if Obama loses in 2012 (likely) and the Democrats win again in 2016?

"Well Bill, you've been here about 4 years and you've done a great job. Unfortunately, I can't have you working here unless the President's a Republican. I'm sure you understand..."
 
Kal'Stang said:
Actually I can't say as I blame him one bit. Its obvious from the unemployment rate that a lot of buisnesses are just not hiring. I wonder if everyone else here is going to say that all those other buisnesses are "idiots" also.

The reasoning behind not hiring is really quite simple and does lead directly to Obama for two main reasons.

1: Obama is not a leader. (I know many will say this is talking point of the GOP but even a clock is right twice a day.)
2: Obama is unpredictable. When POTUS's are unpredictable companies get nervous. Companies need continuity. When there isn't any and the companies get nervous they don't hire.
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There's a difference between not hiring because it's just not in your budget to do so, and not hiring because you don't like who is the President of the United State.

Huge difference! And any businessman who'd use the President as a metrix to guage his hiring practises need not be in business.

This man's an idiot! Plain and simple.
 
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lpast said:
I didnt post it to say he didnt have a right to do it...I posted it because I believe this attitude of not hiring goes WAY HIGHER into the biggest corporations...they are keeping the misery up for working america to try and force political change in DC and the WH...
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I can see where you're coming from with this. There might be alittle truth in it...just a bit.
 
Did anyone slamming the man read his reasons for not hiring? It's not political based, it's business based. He believes the business climate sucks, that it's too expensive to hire with unknown higher costs in the forms of healthcare, regulation and taxes coming down the way,a nd he doesn't believe that Obama gives a **** about the plight of businesses in this country.

So he takes a stand. To call him an idiot without commenting on his reasoning is well, indisputably partisan commentary.
 
As a very small business owner myself, I am waiting to see if 0 is reelected before I make some financial decisions. If he is I will keep trying to make my old worn out equipment work, if he loses I will buy some new stuff.
 
Objective Voice said:
There's a difference between not hiring because it's just not in your budget to do so, and not hiring because you don't like who is the President of the United State.

Huge difference! And any businessman who'd use the President as a metrix to guage his hiring practises need not be in business.

This man's an idiot! Plain and simple.
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If someone else was President but acted the same as Obama I'm sure things would be the same for this buisness owner and many others. It doesn't have so much to do with who is President, but in the actions of the President.
 
Kandahar said:
One has to wonder what he's going to do if Obama gets reelected...not hire anyone until 2017? If that's the case he probably wasn't going to hire anyone anyway. But more likely, he's just blowing off some steam and expressing his political views without making a serious threat. He can do as he pleases, but I agree with apdst and megaprogman...it's not a smart business decision.
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He doesn't have to much worry about on that score. :rofl
 
Kandahar said:
One has to wonder what he's going to do if Obama gets reelected...not hire anyone until 2017? If that's the case he probably wasn't going to hire anyone anyway. But more likely, he's just blowing off some steam and expressing his political views without making a serious threat. He can do as he pleases, but I agree with apdst and megaprogman...it's not a smart business decision.
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yeah, he'll just refuse to hire any more workers, until a GOPer is in the White House.
 
Objective Voice said:
Only an idiot would choose NOT to hire an otherwise qualified individual because of whoever's in high office in the world of politics. I could see supporting his stance IF his actions were against the official's policies as they impact his business, i.e., tax laws, new regulations, etc. But by his own admission his actions have less to do with taxation or regulations that impact his business than they do his principles or the perception of his individual liberties/rights being taken away or subverted.

I repeat: This business owner is an idiot! But it's his right to operate his business and/or enact hiring practises as he sees fit. Too bad his stupidity is liable to kill his business far sooner than any bill ratified by Congress and signed into law by the President.
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Actually, someone with any business savvy would look at the political climate, before expanding their business.
 
The funny part is if people like his position and want to do more business with him, then he just screwed himself over because now he can't expand.
 
Objective Voice said:
There's a difference between not hiring because it's just not in your budget to do so, and not hiring because you don't like who is the President of the United State.

Huge difference! And any businessman who'd use the President as a metrix to guage his hiring practises need not be in business.

This man's an idiot! Plain and simple.
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Any business man that doesn't gauge the effects of the political climate on his business, probably won't be in in business for very long.
 
lpast said:
I didnt post it to say he didnt have a right to do it...I posted it because I believe this attitude of not hiring goes WAY HIGHER into the biggest corporations...they are keeping the misery up for working america to try and force political change in DC and the WH...
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If, as people claim, they are motivated by nothing but greed, I doubt they'd forego income this way just to get rid of a politician - and why would they need to? What political change do they want if they can make money now? Your claim makes no sense.
 
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