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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (40473)	10/29/2010 8:32:56 PM
From: John	5 Recommendations Respond to of 103300

A Paycheck and Advice to Vote G.O.P., All at McDonald’s nytimes.com excerpt: When workers in a McDonald’s restaurant in Canton, Ohio, opened their paychecks this month, they found a pamphlet urging them to vote for the Republican candidates for governor, Senate and Congress, or possibly face financial repercussions. The pamphlet appeared calculated to intimidate workers into voting for Republican candidates by making a direct reference to their wages and benefits, said Allen Schulman, a Democrat who is president of the Canton City Council and said he obtained a copy of the pamphlet on Wednesday. The pamphlet said: “If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above the current levels. If others are elected, we will not.” It then named three Republican candidates after stating, “The following candidates are the ones we believe will help our business move forward.” The store’s owner, Paul Siegfried, did not return a call for comment, but a spokesman for McDonald’s USA, the parent company, said: “It was an unfortunately lapse in judgment on Mr. Siegfried’s part. He’s disappointed with himself.” [...] Joe Martuccio, the law director for the city of Canton, said by telephone on Friday he was in the process of determining whether the distribution occurred within city limits and whether he had the authority to investigate. [...] The incident came as liberal voting-rights groups expressed concern that conservative complaints about fraudulent voting would lead to a reduced turnout on Election Day. Some Tea Party members have announced plans to question voters at the polls whom they suspect of being ineligible. --- If I work at McDonald's and (a) the future fiancial viability of my employer's business depends on who gets elected, (b) my job is literally hanging in the balance as a result, and (c) I don't have a remote clue that Democrats are hurting my boss' ability to pay me, then don't I have a right to know this information?!?!?! NOT telling them the truth should be against the law! This is just common sense!!! What on earth is wrong with telling employees that the business will gravely suffer if Democrats remain in power? This is how twisted and backwards the world is today. This is infuriating! The government should close down that McDonald's NOW and place all of those employees on lifetime unemployment benefits. Everyone knows that's what the Democrats want to do anyway! The bastards!