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Bloomberg warns campaign staff they've been exposed to COVID-19 - then lays them off hours later (Original Post) mikelgb Mar 2020 OP
Politico story on the firings... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #1
What the hell? PatSeg Mar 2020 #2
why does he even have campaign staff? evertonfc Mar 2020 #3
What you're missing is that he had told them he'd be keeping them on, thesquanderer Mar 2020 #4
 

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. Politico story on the firings...
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 04:52 PM
Mar 2020
“Disappointed I don’t have a job. Not surprised that a billionaire is cheating scum.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/20/bloomberg-campaign-layoffs-coronavirus-139362
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PatSeg

(49,725 posts)
2. What the hell?
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 05:03 PM
Mar 2020

He is one of the richest men in the world and he's been throwing around 100s of millions of dollars throughout his campaign, but he can't extend his staff's medical insurance? What a dick!

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evertonfc

(1,713 posts)
3. why does he even have campaign staff?
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 05:10 PM
Mar 2020

he dosent even have a campaign. These staffers nowadays are spoiled. A month after a campaign ends they are still getting paid with health insurance? I've worked campaigns for 30 years. You were lucky to get paid and the idea of insurance would have been unthinkable. Things have changed I guess. Bad timing but at what point, after a campaign, does person expect to be paid, with insurance? Maybe im missing somthing

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thesquanderer

(12,347 posts)
4. What you're missing is that he had told them he'd be keeping them on,
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:03 PM
Mar 2020

as part of has continuing campaign to defeat Trump. He's decided on a different strategy now, but as a result, people who felt they had a secure income until November and weren't looking for other opportunities are now unexpectedly out of a job.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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