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hughee99

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9. If I had 10 workers and had to lay off 2 of them

Reply to unblock (Reply #8)

Sun May 19, 2013, 09:08 PM

May 2013

and NONE of them had any negative performance reviews, any of them could make this claim. In my example, I was viewing all 10 of my workers as equal, and basing my decision on something other than performance.

In any case, my point was that many people see singling people out for seemingly arbitrary reasons (car color) differently than doing the same political leanings.

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the irs allegedly did the equivalent of targeting sporty red cars for speeding tickets [View all] unblock May 2013 OP

This might be true madokie May 2013 #1

Well, he did resign RIGHT after the election, zbdent May 2013 #5

The data do not back up you claim: Buzz Clik May 2013 #2

i can see how my wording was unclear. i meant to emphasize the "does not deny" part. unblock May 2013 #7

I think "Profiling" is a better analogy. grok May 2013 #3

Silly me. I thought the Tea Party nonprofits Gman May 2013 #4

Lets say I'm the boss at some office hughee99 May 2013 #6

in that case, it's unfair (not to mention bad business), but perfectly legal. unblock May 2013 #8

If I had 10 workers and had to lay off 2 of them hughee99 May 2013 #9