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Anti-Romney steel worker was offered a buyout
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May 15, 2012, 5:34:58 AM5/15/12
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by Charlie Spiering
Former steel worker Joe Soptic, who was prominently featured in President
Obama's new anti-Romney ad, is actually a familiar face on the anti-Bain
beat.
In January, Soptic complained to Democracy Now, a liberal non-profit TV
station, that when the steel company he worked for was bought out, they
tried to buy him out.
"I guess the first thing I noticed that when the company was bought out
by GST, They became very union non-friendly, they started looking for
ways to eliminate jobs," Soptic said.
"In my case in my department, they actually offered to buy our jobs out
from underneath us," Soptic said.
Why is Soptic upset? Primarily, its because his pension was cut. In this
interview, Soptic clarified that his 401k was not affected but he lost
$400 a month from his pension.
But in a January 2012 Reuters story, Soptic reportedly said that he only
lost $283 per month from his pension.
Soptic also explained to Reuters that he took a school janitor job, with
a starting salary of $24,000, and did not have a health insurance plan
that covered his wife. His wife, died of advanced lung cancer that was
discovered after she went to the hospital for pneumonia.
"My wife had to quit working, and we didn't have any health insurance for
her. . . and I couldn't afford health insurance for her," Soptic told
Democracy Now, adding that he had to liquidate his 401K to pay the
hospital bills after her death.
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It's now time for healing, and for fixing the damage the Democrats did
to America.
Former steel worker Joe Soptic, who was prominently featured in President
Obama's new anti-Romney ad, is actually a familiar face on the anti-Bain
beat.
In January, Soptic complained to Democracy Now, a liberal non-profit TV
station, that when the steel company he worked for was bought out, they
tried to buy him out.
"I guess the first thing I noticed that when the company was bought out
by GST, They became very union non-friendly, they started looking for
ways to eliminate jobs," Soptic said.
"In my case in my department, they actually offered to buy our jobs out
from underneath us," Soptic said.
Why is Soptic upset? Primarily, its because his pension was cut. In this
interview, Soptic clarified that his 401k was not affected but he lost
$400 a month from his pension.
But in a January 2012 Reuters story, Soptic reportedly said that he only
lost $283 per month from his pension.
Soptic also explained to Reuters that he took a school janitor job, with
a starting salary of $24,000, and did not have a health insurance plan
that covered his wife. His wife, died of advanced lung cancer that was
discovered after she went to the hospital for pneumonia.
"My wife had to quit working, and we didn't have any health insurance for
her. . . and I couldn't afford health insurance for her," Soptic told
Democracy Now, adding that he had to liquidate his 401K to pay the
hospital bills after her death.
--
It's now time for healing, and for fixing the damage the Democrats did
to America.
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