Disney’s Bob Iger Blasts Bernie Sanders on Private Facebook Post:

[Fla Dem]

‘What Have You Contributed to the US Economy?’
The Wrap
By Itay Hod on May 25, 2016 @ 11:08 am

Disney CEO Bob Iger erupted in frustration against Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Disney’s low wages and Iger’s sky-high salary, asking in a private Facebook post obtained by TheWrap: “How many jobs have you created?”

In a private Facebook message on Tuesday, Iger, a supporter of Sanders’ Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, wrote:
“To Bernie Sanders: We created 11,000 new jobs at Disneyland in the past decade, and our company has created 18,000 in the US in the last five years. How many jobs have you created? What have you contributed to the US economy?”

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A Disney spokesperson told TheWrap in a statement that, “Mr. Sanders clearly doesn’t have his facts right. The Disneyland Resort generates more than $5.7 billion annually for the local economy, and as the area’s largest employer has added more than 11,000 jobs over the last decade, a 65% increase. These numbers don’t take into account our $1 billion expansion to add a Star Wars-themed land, which will create thousands of additional jobs across multiple sectors.”

Iger has contributed $2,700 to Clinton’s presidential campaign, the maximum allowed by law, according to OpenSecrets.org.

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[Cha]

1. Ha! What has BS created?

Mahalo, Fla~

[puffy socks]

11. A runaway circus-like campaign

and a huge following of faux revolutionaries?

[Cha]

15. Right answer!

[nini]

2. While that CEO's income is obscene

I was surprised Bernie chose Disney to attack. The people I know that work there make above average wages, they get performance raises a couple times a year etc..

There are many more evil corporations to go after to prove that point.

[BootinUp]

5. Same thoughts as mine. But you know Bernie.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. They're all evil according to Bernie Sanders

[BobbyDrake]

3. Apple makes the most money of all. When does he go after Apple? When do his supporters turn in their

iDevices for replacement with more affordable, eco-friendly American-made versions?

I guess when you don't have to pay for things yourself, the true cost of stuff can get lost somewhere...

[wysi]

7. Attacking Apple would be an arrow in the heart for a lot of BS supporters

Most of them are too young to have kids, so Disney must have seemed like low hanging fruit.

[jimw81]

16. Wait until Apple buys time warner

And sanders goes on a tirade about that. Ouch.

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. Sanders could suggest that Apple make their products here.

[TwilightZone]

4. Never mind - can't read, apparently.

I apparently need to work on my reading comprehension skills and/or stop DU'ing while at work.

[drokhole]

8. Bernie didn't bring up the "number" of jobs created, Bob did...

From the article:

“Anybody make a living wage working for Disney?” Sanders asked. “It’s an example of what we’re talking about when we talk about a rigged economy.”

Sanders went on to claim that “Disney pays its workers wages that are so low that many of them are forced to live in motels because they cannot afford a decent place to live.” He added, “People are asking is it right that at Disneyland you have a CEO making $46 million while they’re paying their workers starvation wages.”

Sanders also attacked Disney, which made a record $2.9 billion in the first quarter of this year, for sending jobs overseas.

“It would be very nice of the Disney corporation to start building factories in the United States,” Sanders said.

What other ways would you have targeted?

[TwilightZone]

9. My fault. I misread it.

I read the Variety story on it yesterday and misread that portion as a response to a specific (rhetorical) question Sanders had asked at his rally. Sanders, of course, didn't reference job creation - in the Variety version, he mentioned wages, Iger's salary, and H1-B visas, similar to this one.

[drokhole]

12. No worries...

...and, gotta say, really admire the correction and clarification. Has sadly been in short supply around DU these days, and the cordiality is a breath of fresh air.

[displacedtexan]

6. Did Burnie come to California to insult Disney?

I missed that little tidbit.

[SaschaHM]

14. Bernie has an inherent hatred for all corporations, no matter the face.

I'm honestly curious as to what he thinks should be the main avenue for job creation in America. My guess is that he will say the government. I know. I know. This makes me a filthy corporatist and while I dislike many corporations and CEOs, Bernie's dislike borders on cartoon-ish and impractical. (Unless, they make guns that is.)