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kpete

(72,014 posts)
Sun Jan 1, 2012, 11:01 PM Jan 2012

WORKER LAID OFF UNDER BAIN CAPITAL: ROMNEY ‘DIDN’T CARE ABOUT THE WORKERS,’ PUT ‘PROFIT OVER PEOPLE’

WORKER LAID OFF UNDER BAIN CAPITAL: ROMNEY ‘DIDN’T CARE ABOUT THE WORKERS,’ PUT ‘PROFIT OVER PEOPLE’ | Speaking to reporters tonight in Des Moines, Iowa, a worker laid off by a company owned by Bain Capital accused former Bain Capital CEO and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of being “out of touch” with the concerns of average Americans. Randy Johnson and more than 250 of his fellow workers at a Marion, Indiana American Pad and Paper (AMPAD) facility lost their jobs after Bain decided to close the plant amid a labor dispute. Johnson, who noted that he personally reached out to Romney during the labor dispute, said, “I really think (Romney) didn’t care about the workers. It was all about profit over people.” In addition to the layoffs and eventual bankrupting of AMPAD, Bain Capital under Romney’s leadership drove several other firms into bankruptcy and caused thousands of layoffs.

more links:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/01/01/396199/worker-laid-off-under-bain-capital-romney-didnt-care-about-the-workers-put-profit-over-people/

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WORKER LAID OFF UNDER BAIN CAPITAL: ROMNEY ‘DIDN’T CARE ABOUT THE WORKERS,’ PUT ‘PROFIT OVER PEOPLE’ (Original Post) kpete Jan 2012 OP
Go Ron Paul!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #1
I was wondering when AMPAD would make its appearance. tsuki Jan 2012 #2
only corporations and the 1% are People, my friends eShirl Jan 2012 #3
That's a plus to the GOP Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #4

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
1. Go Ron Paul!!!
Sun Jan 1, 2012, 11:04 PM
Jan 2012

I want Ron to win Iowa and drive the GOP into an apoplectic fit ... and this attack on Mittens could help!!!

tsuki

(11,994 posts)
2. I was wondering when AMPAD would make its appearance.
Sun Jan 1, 2012, 11:33 PM
Jan 2012

This is how Romney made his fortune.

http://www.massresistance.org/romney/ampad_062607/

How can a five million dollar company end up in almost 400 million dollars in debt. Must be the lazy workers fault. Yep.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
4. That's a plus to the GOP
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 02:15 AM
Jan 2012

The modern GOP places profit as second only to Jayzus (and a close second at that).

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