Originally Posted By skinnerbox <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business-titans-and-others-expected-at-jobs-summit/?hp" target="_blank">http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes...mmit/?hp</a> "The invitations went out just before Thanksgiving, but by the end of the holiday weekend the White House has confirmed that President Obama’s jobs summit on Thursday will include about 130 business leaders, union chiefs, academics, mayors and representatives of nonprofit groups. The business leaders represent companies large and small, and both traditional and innovative. They include CEOs such as Eric E. Schmidt of Google, and Robert A. Iger of the Walt Disney Co., as well as David Ickert, an executive of Air Tractor Inc. of Olney, Texas, a small manufacturer of planes for agriculture and forest fire-firefighting, an administration official said on Sunday." Really? Iger at a conference on how to stimulate employment and job creation? Are they freakin nuts? Thousands of Disney workers were tossed to the curb in the past year, including middle managers and execs. What kind of "expertise" is Iger supposedly going to bring to the WH summit, given the mass firings Disney went through earlier this year? If Iger can't figure out how to keep profits high enough for another $30 million bonus without a steady stream of layoffs, how's he going to help advise the President or other business leaders on putting millions of Americans back to work?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper There just aren't enough $7 an hour jobs in the country, apparently.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< If Iger can't figure out how to keep profits high enough for another $30 million bonus without a steady stream of layoffs, how's he going to help advise the President or other business leaders on putting millions of Americans back to work? >>> Perhaps that's what the President wants to find out. Perhaps Obama is very much aware of what happened at Disney and other companies, and wants to know what it will take to get corporate America to increase the workforce.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Perhaps Obama is very much aware of what happened at Disney and other companies, and wants to know what it will take to get corporate America to increase the workforce.>> I highly doubt Iger has any intention of increasing the Disney workforce in America: <a href="http://www.pixarcanada.com" target="_blank">http://www.pixarcanada.com</a>
