- TIL that David Siegel, the Florida timeshare tycoon who threatened to fire all his employees if Obama was re-elected, went from bankruptcy to his most profitable year ever between 2008-2012, allowing him to re-start work on his 90,000 sq. ft. home. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/uk-usa-orlando-siegel-iduslne86t02b20120730 156 comments politics