Earlier today, Twitchy related some heartbreaking stories of small business owners laying off workers to avoid the economic impact of the Obamacare tax that isn’t a tax. Comedian Jon Lovitz, a small business owner himself, was no barrel of laughs either as his timeline filled with stories of impending downsizing. So, what about those big corporations? Boeing’s defense division announced yesterday it would cut 30 percent of management staff, and the company was not alone, we’re learning.

IN PAST 48 HRS, FOLLOWING COs ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS: Westinghouse, Research in Motion, Boeing, US Cellular, Commerzbank, Iberia, ING, (cont) — Dark_Red_Hair (@Dark_Red_Hair) November 8, 2012

IN PAST 48 HRS, FOLLOWING COs ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS (cont): Ericsson, Bristol-Myers, corning, Boston Scientific, Abbott Labs, St. Jude, (cont) — Dark_Red_Hair (@Dark_Red_Hair) November 8, 2012

IN PAST 48 HRS, FOLLOWING COs ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS (cont): Caterpillar, CVPH Medical Center, Lightyear Haqwker Beechcraft, Hawker Beechcraft — Dark_Red_Hair (@Dark_Red_Hair) November 8, 2012

Just last week, Michelle Malkin warned in her column of “Obama’s Layoff Bomb,” and the headlines over the last two days seem to prove that this ticking time bomb was no dud.

The Axe Falls: Bristol-Myers To Cut Nearly 500 Jobs http://t.co/B5ELXvpm — FREEDOM ☺/ FTW (@freedomforthwin) November 8, 2012

https://twitter.com/jeffreysgrubb/status/266681838569934848

The Layoff Report: Boeing:



Boeing has announced plans to cut $1.6 billion of costs in its defense divis… http://t.co/pcmRbAbh #tcot — Steve Foley (@stevenfoley) November 8, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft closing facilites, laying off more than 400 employees in Arkansas, AZ & TX. http://t.co/L3YfgLaK #tcot #ObamaLayoffs — ShelleyMG (@ShelleyMGO) November 8, 2012

Energizer Holdings to lay off 1,500, close 3 plants http://t.co/V69WRpuY via @GWeiderman — STLBusinessJournal (@stlouisbiz) November 8, 2012

https://twitter.com/kevinroose/status/266673005076287488

The newly reelected president blew off the traditional post-election press conference on Thursday, but word is he’ll deliver a statement on the economy tomorrow.

President Obama will deliver a statement from the East Room tomorrow on the economy. @CBSNews will have live radio coverage. Time TBA. — Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeCBS) November 8, 2012

@CharlieKayeCBS @CBSNews Ya think Caesar Obammus plans on discussing the rash of layoffs since his reelection? — Schnowzerz (@Schnowzerz) November 8, 2012