Originally posted by Hefficide
The rhetoric and misinformation is getting so thick this time around that I'm actually longing for the days of arguing against the birthers. At least they picked a lie and stuck with it. This time around? It's a new issue every day or two. And, even though the vast majority of it is absolutely manufactured or misrepresented? It becomes Gospel through repetition. I seriously worry about this country these days when anyone with a Youtube account, a blog, or a few bucks can have such an unbelievable influence on those who are too entrenched or lazy to simply use Google to fact check.

~Heff

I sometimes worry about moderators.

Really do love how the supposed article got twisted to "hes just a greedy censored "and it clearly says in bold print:

If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company

Simple business 101 when it takes more to keep the doors open than they take in you either lay off people or go bankrupt and then everyone is out of a job.

Carry on with the vilification with a rich dude.

Ps any new taxes are levied this guy isn't the only one who is going to be laying off people.

Originally posted by neo96
I don't see a good future with 4 more of the same.

But the article also says:

But just months ago, he restarted construction on his personal Palace of Versailles (with the intention of selling it for $100 million) and told Reuters, "We're the most profitable we've ever been."

Which means the current 4 have not been detrimental but in fact, it would seem, that they have been beneficial. So where is his basis for believing that 4 more would force him to downsize? I mean they have been in business for 30 years and the Obama administration seems to, according to his own words, have been better for him than even Reagan's.

I have read his letter to his employees and while I agree that it appears to a gross abuse of power over his employees...it also appears to be something far more sinister. PROPAGANDA for Romney. He knew or pulled all of the strings necessary to make into the MSM. The letter was supposed to make it to the masses and not just his employees. A clever game that anyone can play if they have the right connections.

What I really liked was the fact that it is an admitted modification of another letter. I took the liberty to further modify it to test it further. The template seemed to make a compelling argument. Sometimes an argument that I had a hard time not listening to. With all of that being said, I have arrived at the conclusion that modifications to the original by way of inserting personal experiences made this letter once again seem relevant and compelling but with a very different message in the end. Here it is:

To My Valued Family Members/Friends and Associates,

As all of you know our Family, The xxxxxxx’s, have continued to struggle due to a very dismal economy. There is no question that the economy has changed for the worse and we have not seen any improvement over the past forty years. In spite of all of the challenges we have faced, and overcome, the bad news is this: The economy does currently pose a threat to my job/business. What threatens our welfare, is another 4 years of the same lack of choices in this up and coming election and the 1% who will continue to manipulate “the people” and the very system that was built by families just like ours to protect people just like us. Of course, as your Father/Husband/Friend and Associate, I can tell you that I will not be forced or duped into casting a ballot for any of the presidential candidates currently running for office. In fact, I am encouraging everyone that I know to vote for ‘none of the above’ because there are no candidates that serve the best interests of the people.

Let me share a few facts that might help you understand what is in our best interest as a family and as a community. The current administration, the 1% and members of the press have perpetuated an environment that casts the rich against the poor. I want you to understand that we live in a class system where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. They label us the "99%" and imply that we are somehow responsible for the challenges that face our country. This could not be further from the truth. Sure, you may have heard about our family home that the bank is foreclosing on but still many people think that I live a privileged life because I own a small family-run business. However, what they don't see or hear is the true story behind any success that our family has achieved.

My grandparents started this company over 90 years ago. At that time, they lived in a very modest home. During the early 1900’s they converted the attic into another bedroom so that 12 members of our extended family could sleep there as they had lost everything during The Great Depression. My grandparents and the following generations in our family put forth 110% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ me. We didn't eat in fancy restaurants or take expensive vacations because every dollar that we made went back into this company because our government was taxing the business to an almost certain death. I drove an old used car, and often times, I slept in it. While our family was working 20-hour days stocking shelves and cleaning, the 1% went out drinking and partying. In fact, our family business was part of our family and it required hard work, discipline, and sacrifice. Meanwhile, our government and the global elite were hard at work creating more laws and taxes that insure that no matter how hard we worked, we would never really get any further than where we were at the moment. The Government and the Global Elite worked very little and made huge incomes, and they spent every dime they earned plus every dime that we paid in taxes. They drive flashy cars and live in expensive homes and wear fancy designer clothes. Some of these people were so cash rich that they didn’t even have mortgages. They lived a life of luxury...and when the economy got really bad and the debt was too much of a liability for them, they borrowed more money and bailed out the people who had spent all of our country’s money. Our family, however, did not get any money from this bailout because the hard-working poor people were considered by our government to be non-contributing members of the populace. (continued)