A small business owner in Waco, GA is stirring up controversy with signs posted on his company’s trucks that state: “New Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone.”
Bill Looman, owner of U.S. Cranes, LLC, said he simply “can’t afford it.” He blames Washington.
“I’ve got people that I want to hire now, but I just can’t afford it. And I don’t foresee that I’ll be able to afford it unless some things change in D.C.”
A photo of one his signs went viral on Monday, November 21. Looman has had to have his phones disconnected because of the non-stop calls, and was forced to suspend his web site due to the massive amounts of traffic coming in. The reaction has been intense to say the least – both positive and negative.
Mr. Looman has made it clear that this is not a political ploy, but a sound business decision based on the state of the economy as well as current US economic policy. He places the blame mostly on the Obama administration.
“The way the economy’s running, and the way my business has been hampered by the economy, and the policies of the people in power, I felt that it was necessary to voice my opinion, and predict that I wouldn’t be able to do any hiring.”
It didn’t stop there however. Looman received an unexpected visit from the Secret Service after he was reported as a threat to national security.
“The Secret Service left here, they were in a good mood and laughing,” he said. “I got the feeling they thought it was kind of ridiculous, and a waste of their time.”
“I just spent 10 years in the Marine Corps protecting the rights of people… the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment and the [rest of the] Bill of Rights,” he said. “Lord knows they’re calling me at 2 in the morning, all night long, and voicing their opinion. And I respect their right to do that. I’m getting a reaction, a lot of it’s negative, now. But a lot of people are waking up.”
Source: 11Alive.com
