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Source: Crooks and Liars
Politics 4/12/20 10:24am Read time: 2 minute
Billionaire restaurant magnate and NBA team owner Tillman Fertitta bragged to Brian Kilmeade that he furloughed 45,000 employees to game the unemployment system.
By Karoli Kuns
Tilman Fertitta owns the Houston Rockets, Landry's restaurant chain, Golden Nugget casinos and more. He's estimated to be worth $4.8 billion by Forbes. In short, he's got more money than any one person should have, and 45,000 workers depending upon him for their paycheck.
Or, at least he DID have 45,000 workers until he laid them off and then went on Laura Ingraham's show to brag about it.
Brian Kilmeade, acting as Ingraham's substitute, offered him some sympathy for having all those employees to worry about. He needn't have bothered.
Im holding up, Im holding up pretty damn good, Fertitta said cheerfully. But Ive got 45,000 employees out there that weve had to furlough that is so tremendously unfortunate, that we have to get back to work as soon as we can. These unemployment numbers of 16 million, and theres no telling what its going to be next week. Thats whats so sad about this whole crisis.
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/04/billionaire-ceo-brags-about-laying-45000
FUCK YOU....................your remarks should have you under indictment, and your advocating just like that fucking twit in the white house to endanger people if he decides to get on his "its about me podium" to say its a okay to go back outside..................I dislike fucking libertarians.....................
maxrandb
(15,330 posts)Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)If I'm not mistaken, he can get in line for some of that bailout money from the COVID-19 Bill if he shows he had to lay people off.
turbinetree
(24,703 posts)this since 1987.....................