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No need for crowd control

Witnessing history is not something one should do casually, although that is precisely what happens more times than not.  For instance, the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, I wonder how few were actually in attendance on the beach that day to see that moment in time.  Another, the first successful phone call by Alexander Graham Bell, prior to cell phones and the internet it was the single most influential advancement effecting communication.  Who could argue the sweeping changes in civilization because of Thomas Edison and the light bulb.  As an aside, did you know that Edison bought the famous light bulb patent from a Canadian?  Were you also aware that Bell was Canadian too? Read the rest of this entry »

The Face of Unemployment

Since late December 2008 I have been unemployed for more than 12 month(9.5 months, then again for 2.5 months).  I’ve exhausted savings, extended credit and finally took a job 2000 miles from my family so that I have the best chance to ‘turn the ship around’.  Oh I nearly forgot to mention, I’m a computer programmer with a wonderful resume.

So here I am, a well educated professional with little optimism about where my next contract will come from when the current one concludes; and like far to many Americans, I wonder how we got to this point?

While I carefully rebuild my business I am confronted by how a new congress will move to stabilize a shaky economic recovery and if I can even plan a strategy that will insulate me from their hapless political agendas.

I’m not in favor of tax increases. I believe we have a government that is far too bloated and can easily be cut back.  It’s true, it will be at the expense of ten’s of thousands of government employees, but I’m sure we can figure out a parachute for them considering the billions of dollars we will save as a country.

I’m not in favor of tax increases as a proposed solution to our woes, nor do I think tax cuts will somehow super energize small businesses to start hiring new employees either. The motivation for any business, be it small or large, to hire additional employees is to fill needs brought on by growth in sales. How reckless to suggest a small business should hire more staff without the underlying sales merely because of a small tax cut.

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