One business in Georgia is doing very publicly what many businesses are doing in secret. A recent news article reports “A west Georgia business owner is stirring up controversy with signs he posted on his company’s trucks, for all to see as the trucks roll up and down roads, highways and interstates: New Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone.”

“’Can’t afford it,’ explained the employer, Bill Looman, Tuesday evening. ‘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.’”

Of course he can’t hire anyone or expand his business until he knows whether that business is going to exist in the future. Obama might tax his business out of existence in order to pay for Obamacare or drive him out of business with new regulations.

The article goes on “Looman’s company is U.S. Cranes, LLC. He said he put up the signs, and first posted pictures of the signs on his personal Facebook page, six months ago, and he said he received mostly positive reaction from people, ‘about 20-to-one positive.’ But for some reason, one of the photos went viral on the internet on Monday. And the reaction has been so intense, pro and con, he’s had to have his phones disconnected because of the non-stop calls, and he’s had to temporarily shut down his company’s website because of all the traffic crashing the system.”

“Looman made it clear, talking with 11Alive’s Jon Shirek, that he is not refusing to hire to make some political point; it’s that he doesn’t believe he can hire anyone, because of the economy. And he blames 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,’ he said.”

Mr. Looman is lucky he doesn’t live in California. The crazy socialist California government passed a Global Warming Act, which has driven dozens if not hundreds of businesses out of the state. One article notes “Last year, the medical technology firm Numira Biosciences packed its bags and left Irvine for Salt Lake City. When asked about the firm’s departure, its chief executive praised Utah’s quality of life but also blamed California’s business environment for the move. ‘The tipping point was when someone from the Orange County tax [assessor] wanted to see our facility to tax every piece of equipment I had,’ Michael Beeuwsaert told the Orange County Register.”

“For years, California could rely on its temperate climate and a talented workforce to attract and keep businesses even as taxes and regulations increased. No more. In surveys, executives regularly express the view that California has one of the country’s most toxic business environments, and they say it is one of the least likely places they would open or expand a company. Many firms headquartered here say they have forsaken expansion in the state. Meanwhile, California suffers from an unemployment rate some 2 percentage points higher than that of the nation as a whole.”

Another victim of California’s tax-hungry government was the headquarters of Denny’s, the national restaurant chain, which started in California. The new headquarters is in South Carolina.

California has an illegal alien population that costs it $13.1 billion per year. Once again the crazy socialist legislature won’t do the sane thing and deport all the illegal aliens. Instead, the costs of the illegals drive up taxes and fees for everything and the state has been running massive multi-billion dollar deficits, which suggest the state will inevitably go bankrupt.

Mr. Looman’s anti-Obama sign is a great idea. We need to see these signs hanging on businesses throughout the country. Businesses should not meekly go to the grave as liberal taxation and policies drive them out of business. They need to hang up signs spelling out why they

People need better educations. The president doesnt set tax policies alone, his absence alone doesnt change whether a company will have certain tax policies....but its a nice excuse to continue screwing americans and passing the buck to others,,,

The Producers going on Strike!

Delusional. Let me guess, this guy stubs his toe on a bedpost and probably blames Obama for that too. :)

After they screw California up enough, they should just give it back to Mexico.

I would never live or have a business in California.

Im moving there next year actually (california)

its either that or move out of the country anyhow if any of the current republicans take the white house,,,lol


but most other countries enforce immigration and have stricter guidelines than ours.. so Im probably stuck in cali,,,

Why do you have to move there?

icky!

I am not adapting well to the summer heat of nevada, for one,,lol

and the job prospects here suck as well

it will be a nice way to start over , and still not have to suffer cold and snowy winters,,,,plus it is where the entertainment hub is and my son is pursuing that career,,,

Well good luck with that.

(I was born in L.A.)

There is a 99% possibility that a major earthquake will hit the fault line within the next ten years.

It doesn't snow in Vegas.

It snowed one time when I lived in Vegas. It was just a light dusting of snow. The whole town practically shut down. It was so funny. I couldn't believe how crippled the town was.

I was used to big snow storms that could cover my car if the wind was blowing. This dab of snow was nothing to me. Yet everyone stayed home, businesses closed etc.

thats the one good thing, IM from Ohio, thats the reason I havent decided to return but to go instead to another 'warmer' climate

Nevada tax laws are the best in the Nation.

California is like moving to a police state.

The government wants to control everything.

well, ID rather be taxed and regulated on money I have

than struggling to have anything,,,

My father worked at Disney 35+ years then I retired because of being burned out problem through all these presidents he has had to pay a mortgage on his house and still is paying it!!!
If Congress and the President don’t work together to keep money out of their pocket and put it into the people they represent then we will be well into our 80s working to pay off a mortgage.

My uncle T is working too part time cause his Medicare doesn’t cover everything and he’s also worked since teens and he’s 75+ this should never have gotten to this point he is also paying on a mortgage still too!!!

It’s not just the President it’s Congress too concerned about which lobbyist paying the most money in their pocket…
By the way they don’t have to pay anything for their Medical for life because they served in public office.
If you gave them the same Medicare as their constituents I bet they would change the laws real quick