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If Obama wins, would small businesses implement this policy?

Yes it's from a right wing website but it has some humor.

CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE

You small business owners out there are preparing for life under a Barack Obama presidency. Based on Obama's ideals of change and fairness:

As of November 5, 2008, when President Obama officially becomes president-elect, our company will instill a few new policies which are in keeping with his new, inspiring issues of change and fairness:

1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales and bonuses into a common pool that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give those of you who are under-achieving a "fair shake".

2. All low level workers will be pooling their wages, including overtime, into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst you. This will help those who are "too busy for overtime" to reap the rewards from those who have more spare time and can work extra hours.

3. All top management will now be referred to as "the government." We will not participate in this "pooling" experience because the law doesn't apply to us.

4. The "government" will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard "for the good of all".

5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it's "good to spread the wealth around". Those of you who have underachieved will finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had success will feel more "patriotic".

6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don't feel bad, though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps, and he'll let you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can't pay your mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even get a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn't all Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?)!!!

If for any reason you are not happy with the new policies, you may want to rethink your vote on November 4th.

Update:

I would like McCain to win, but if he doesn't life goes on and I am ready for tough times ahead.

Update 2:

A small business is not determined on how small the business is or by how few employees it has. It is a business that is independently owned and operated.

So there can be small businesses that employ many, such as bigger plumber shops that have multiple trucks and plumbers. Or consturction companies, privately owned and employ many ranging from nail bangers to office people doing billing and paper work.

http://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportuniti...

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  • C.J.
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I have a small business that I've been trying to grow for several years, with good success. If Obama wants half of my income, I will stop trying. I will no longer work to put money in the hands of the government to distribute to causes that I don't agree with -- like ACORN. I'll become one of their entitlement brats and let the government take care of me. Screw it.

  • roxy
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Haaaaa Love it. Great one. Sad but oh so true.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i see that staunch conservatives are now in what some might call death throws

  • nyjae
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    This imaginary place has too many employees to be considered a small business.

    FYi not funny.

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