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no_hypocrisy

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4. "Employees believe the company is punishing them to retaliate against Obamacare."
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:34 PM
Aug 2013

It won't work. Employees are pissed at their employer, not Obamacare and they don't likely believe that their healthcare and paid sick days will return if Obamacare were repealed. It's gone, forever gone.

Wow....that is seriously messed up... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #1
I posted on my FB page and a RW 'friend' said 'Obamacare effects' I deleted her comment. CurtEastPoint Aug 2013 #2
You're surprised that large retailers would take this action Flatulo Aug 2013 #13
Greatest Page for this very important story. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #3
"Employees believe the company is punishing them to retaliate against Obamacare." no_hypocrisy Aug 2013 #4
They blame it on Obama care and hope everyone will believe that. Posted to FB. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #38
It so happens there is a Forever 21 overlooking the cable car turnaround in San Francisco KamaAina Aug 2013 #5
Matthew 6:5-6, please. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #6
Peyton Got A Gift Card For Her 12th Birthday From "21" HangOnKids Aug 2013 #16
christian - fleece the flock in the name of mammon nt msongs Aug 2013 #10
Almost every "Christian" business I know is RW and anti-employeed. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #39
LOL...I don't even know what kind of store it is, I've never seen one... ms liberty Aug 2013 #7
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana did the same thing kiawah Aug 2013 #8
This is happening every day. NCTraveler Aug 2013 #9
We told them again and again. I posted personal examples. Still non-belief. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #19
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #11
Get used to it...(i.e. find a way to survive)... jtuck004 Aug 2013 #12
Thanks for posting both charts. I was about to call out on the dubious use of the second chart, but Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #21
Yeah, I kinda had the same thoughts, but together they make more sense. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #24
We need to change our labor laws pronto. Initech Aug 2013 #14
Making examples put the fear of the market into the cold hearts of companies contemplating Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #15
The only people who shop at Forever 21 are MineralMan Aug 2013 #17
it's so sad olddots Aug 2013 #22
Yah, we were, but there were lots more that age at that time who just MineralMan Aug 2013 #23
We knew this would happen. You can't boycott everyone doing it. You will have to grow... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #18
kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #20
And the bonus, they know that many will not be able to afford COBRA. What a deal! Safetykitten Aug 2013 #25
It's also likely that only a few at any location were even working more than 29.5 hrs SoCalDem Aug 2013 #27
Uh, really don't have a response right now for your post. Just wow. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #30
fixed an obvious typo & posted the ACA chart SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33
Sadly, this is a small wave, the big waves will be coming in the next year, as it will be a tidal Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26
In agreement with all of the above... TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #28
I mostly buy my clothes at Costco. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #29
Never heard of it either. I usually buy clothes at Kohl's. RebelOne Aug 2013 #31
Next time you're in there, ask around for a full time employee. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #44
Forever 21 is not your style, unless you are a cross-dresser. Quantess Aug 2013 #41
Another example of why health care should not depend on employment. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #32
CORRECT Skittles Aug 2013 #34
Sure. Unless you want people at the complete mercy of their employer for their family's health care. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #35
This kind of bullshit could have been avoided with a public option. B Calm Aug 2013 #36
Don't you just love the presumptuous tone? Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #37
This is no longer unusual - lynne Aug 2013 #40
Boycott TomClash Aug 2013 #42
I'd never heard of the place before, but I'll kick this thread anyway. nt. MH1 Aug 2013 #43
Hey Will, there's a Forever 21 at the Arsenal Mall MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #45
This post is full of BS oberliner Aug 2013 #46
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