Tag: Capitalism

We all know now; it's indisuptable fact. The masks have come off. It's true. The Democrats and RINO's are Socialists. Even Jeffery Immelt (CEO for GE, the tax dodger) has been praising the communism of China. Lenin himself said the point to Socialism is Communism, which manifests itself as a god-like loyalty to party out of fear or desire for power in which the average citizen spies on his/her neighbor for beni-points since the state controls all means of production, and therefore, the acquisition of wealth, or in the case of fully mature communism, the acquisition of your next meal. But notice how they get a foothold on power: Criticize things, like capitalism, as being what they are not, and criticize their opponents for being who they are. This means there is not a "vast right wing conspiracy" as Hillary Clinton asserted just out of the blue; rather, there is, in fact, a Left Wing conspiracy that's been going on for 100 years the results of which we are seeing today. But I digress...

So I am taking the night off, switching the business line to mute, and withholding my skills from the nation for a couple of hours.  I am going to see Atlas Shrugged tonight. In fact, a group of us are going to see if the story was done justice, and if the movie is perhaps a better production than presented by the lefty reviewers who panned it.

They gave it 1 star.

The attempt to take on progressives in their own medium is delicious enough to make it worth the $10 ticket.  The fact that the local theater decided to carry the film will earn them at least a bucket of overpriced popcorn sale. If it is good enough, I may even buy the John Galt bobblehead when it comes out in stores everywhere or at McDonalds along with the HamLooter. (Burglar) fanny pack.

Oh my, good conservatives, I/we have been forewarned.

The MSM has labeled Obama's post-Massachusetts demagoguery as "populism." This is reported as his "response" to the Tea Party spirit that's giving Dems the willies about November. Both Obama and the MSM can't understand why the President's reaction and their characterization of it is in fact a smear against Tea Partiers and their real concerns.

In that light, it's  worth revisiting Arthur Brooks wonderful op-ed from last spring on "Ethical Populism," the source of the excerpt above.

As Brooks explains, ethical populism has motivated millions of non-political members of the middle class to become Tea Partiers. Among other things they are deeply offended and disturbed by the hypocrisy that Michael Barone reported on this week, "Under Obama, Crony Capitalism Again Rules the Day." (h/t Capitol Confidential). There's plenty of crony capitalism going on right here in Michigan, too, from Michael Moore's pursuit corporate welfare of film subsidies (and that program in general), to bipartisan votes in the state House and Senate authorizing nearly half a billion dollars in handouts to electric car battery makers and related crony capitalists.

    Despite the progress we've made, many businesses are still skittish about hiring.  Some are still digging themselves out of the losses they incurred over the past year.  Many have figured out how to squeeze more productivity out of fewer workers.  And that cost-cutting has become embedded in their operations and in their culture.  That may result in good profits, but it's not translating into hiring and so that's the question that we have to ask ourselves today: How do we get businesses to start hiring again?

From the perspective of an employee of a small business, I can't tell you how cynical and dream-crushing your perspective is, Mr. President.

I don't see how you can claim, sir, that your administration has made any progress, economy-wise.   Here in Michigan, I've been told there were some stimulus jobs in the 83rd congressional district, however, there are only 15 districts in Michigan, and they number 1 through 15.

I don't like to talk about myself as much as you do, but I'd like to share some of my experience to let you know what types of things you all are doing "in Washington that are inhibiting" me.

I was hired 4 years ago to do a highly-skilled job that I had no idea how to do.  With the help of my fellow co-workers, I learned.  I learned fast.  It wasn't long before I could see some ways of doing things at work to make the job simpler, and more effective.  I became supervisor and was involved in the hiring process.  I helped hire people who had the same amount of knowledge of the job as I did when I got hired.  I am now helping them to become as successful as I have been.

I can't tell you how many jobs I've had before this that I literally stared at the clock, waiting to go home-where I never did anything either.   That's not living, that is only existing.

You see, when you learn something, a skill or a piece of knowledge, you feel good about yourself.  You say to yourself, "Wow, I did that.  Maybe there are more things I don't yet know I can do."

When you know you are able to do something that you never thought you could, you start to think that what you have been dreaming about doesn't just happen to lucky people, you start to think that those people who have reached their dreams worked at it, and learned as much as they could to achieve them.

Those people become entrepreneurs, small businessmen and businesswomen.

Every person has a dream of what they really want to do.  Some dreams become nothing because of the lack of work involved in making them come true.  In Michigan, I believe the back-breaking amount of work involved in holding one's dream is a direct result of the "inhibiting" effects of Michigan's current administration and your administration.

Sir, why would any small business person hire someone to do nothing?  After they worked so hard to take the chance to reach their dreams, why would they disrespect another human being in such a manner?  Who would say to an applicant, "Look, don't try to get ahead in life, sure I did it, but you can't."  Not me, never ever.

It takes hard work to reach your dreams, it takes a non-productive existence to suck them away.

For the small business owner out there, I have a few questions that I'd like to ask you to answer in the form of a comment.

Questions:
What do you think are the major contributors, specifically, to the past year's loss in sales and/or revenue?

Do you believe intrusive government is slowing your recovery?  If so, how?

Do you believe the current administration has made progress in the economy?

Are you cutting costs on your workers?  If so, how has that resulted in good profits?