I happened across this link regarding the thoughts of one Village worker regarding Morse's request for campaign contributions to the Romney campaign.
Daily Kos: My millionaire boss hit me up for a Romney donation (UPDATED w/company name)

Administrator, this belongs in political not general discussion. Typical election year propaganda................

Agree Chuckster

...this guy dosen't smile on the way to work each day.

The only difference between Morse's letter and one I used to get each year when I was working was that I was required to donate 1% of my salary, by check, submitted to the CEO's office for subsequent deposit into the company's PAC. That way the CEO could decide where to make the contributions.

I read the artilcle and must say first, they should be glad they had a job, second, why would you stay at the same job part time with no benefits and low pay that long? Third, It made them get off their but and start a new business and now will find out what it is like from the other side, that is unless they do this under the table and that speaks for it'self.
Fourth, I believe the employer ASK them to give not took it like the unions and then use it as they wish.
It was the employees choice to give or not and they did not.
If keeping Obama in is that important to them then give to Obama. It does not seem that Obama has made their plight any better.

Finally I would say their is lots more to this story than the author would like you to know plus the employer is the winner in this story because they no longer have this person on the pay role.

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

...this guy dosen't smile on the way to work each day.

The only difference between Morse's letter and one I used to get each year when I was working was that I was required to donate 1% of my salary, by check, submitted to the CEO's office for subsequent deposit into the company's PAC. That way the CEO could decide where to make the contributions.

On a similar vein, I often donated $2.24 to the University of Minnesota Law School just to stop their-- what seems weekly-- donation requests. They just keep calling until I give in to their requests for donations and often via cell phones from law students who I assume just work from Law School Alumni lists.

I do not see that Morse requires his employees to donate and see no indication that they keep records of who has given how much to Mitt Romney. They could also give a very small amount.

Can't wait till this character starts selling ice cream on the street (I'm assuming here in TV) and has to deal with the day-to-day BS like the health department, sales tax, workman's comp, unemployment insurance, self employment tax and surly employees that don't give a sheet. Wonder if they will give benefits to their part-time employees.

He should have signed his letter "Just another clueless MORON".

Originally Posted by chuckster

Administrator, this belongs in political not general discussion. Typical election year propaganda................

my comment is not worth the grief I'll get back.

All political ads and pleas contain more than a bit of propaganda. This is definitely a political post and is where it belongs.

On a side note; who hasn't worked with people who hate their jobs. I had a good job and worked with many who hated their jobs and/or hated their lives to boot.

This letter writer applied for and accepted the part-time job he has and is now bitter about it. I really hope that the new business he's planning to launch comes off well for his sake. It's sad to wallow.

I'm willing to bet that far more employees of The Villages are not bitter souls like the writer of this diatribe to the Huffington Post.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

All political ads and pleas contain more than a bit of propaganda. This is definitely a political post and is where it belongs.

On a side note; who hasn't worked with people who hate their jobs. I had a good job and worked with many who hated their jobs and/or hated their lives to boot.

This letter writer applied for and accepted the part-time job he has and is now bitter about it. I really hope that the new business he's planning to launch comes off well for his sake. It's sad to wallow.

I'm willing to bet that far more employees of The Villages are not bitter souls like the writer of this diatribe to the Huffington Post.

I can't disagree with most of this. I would be fairly certain your union used to send similar requests for the democratic candidate(s).

ONE PERSON?????????

btk

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

I can't disagree with most of this. I would be fairly certain your union used to send similar requests for the democratic candidate(s).

Yes, but not my employer. Of course the Teamsters being in the political theater by necessity and often promoted legislators thought to be sympathetic to union concerns and voiced these concerns to us often.

Originally Posted by debzaranti

my comment is not worth the grief I'll get back.

Know the feeling, deb - if you don't drink the kool-aid here you have to be un-American. Let the pile-on begin!

Perhaps a stupid question but has anyone asked any other Village employees if this is, in fact, true ?

Originally Posted by Bucco

Perhaps a stupid question but has anyone asked any other Village employees if this is, in fact, true ?

Another poster said they got the same letter. Apparently they edited it out.