Hillary Book Payout Forces 75 Layoffs

Publisher Simon & Schuster says it's delighted with the success of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's book "Living History."

But 75 Simon & Schuster employees won't be sharing in the celebration. They've been laid off to help defray the costs of Sen. Clinton's whopping $8 million book advance.

A company representative tells the New York Post that there's no connection between the layoffs and the former first lady's jackpot.

But the New York Press reports that it would take sales of more than 1.5 million copies for S & S to even come close to breaking even. Meanwhile, the publisher claims its sold only 1.2 million since the book's debut on June 9, with sales dwindling every week.

"[It] should be known that the result of the overpayment [to Sen. Clinton] is that 75 men and women no longer have jobs," the Press insists.

Perhaps Hillary can make sure that the workers whose salaries she coopted get an extension of their unemployment benefits.

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