Here it is, almost 1:00 in the morning and I'm sitting up reading articles about Obama's health care bill. Seriously, it's so bad for our country. How can any person look at what he is proposing and tell me that it will be good for our country?
Increased taxes, less choices, job losses! Then, lets add on Cap and Trade. Another tax increase that will affect every single household in the United States. President Obama is trying to turn us into California.
I have to laugh because I was watching a political panel discussion on health care, I've watched so many lately that I can't remember which. But they were saying that even the French were making points in telling us that Obama is a little too left for them. Socialist european countries think that our President Obama is socialist. Hmmmm! Isn't that an interesting nugget?
Scott and I have been discussing the upcoming elections quite a bit. (My Scott, not you Scott...lol). We are almost getting the feeling of a big shift in our government in the 2010 elections. Sure, Obama is popular right now....on a personal level. His programs, not so much. You put another year under his belt and there is going to be some disgruntled people. If this health care thing passes on top of Cap and Trade, the Independent voters that got Obama elected aren't going to feel so generous to all the Democrats who are running for election next year. Just my gut feeling. You know what they say about woman's intuition.
I feel so bad for my boss right now. You all know that I work for Two Men And A Truck as their bookkeeper. The owner of our location is the best guy. He treats his employees and customers with respect and is a generous person. He is so beside himself right now with all the proposed changes Obama wants to force on us. As a small business, we will be financially devastated if and when some of these taxes and so-called reforms are put into place. The first thing that will happen, and this is what our banker told us to do today, lay off employees!
I'll say that again, LAY OFF EMPLOYEES!!!
A while back we got a lead on a move of a large factory in Grand Rapids. The name of the business escapes me at the moment, but they made pin ball machines. Well, we were in negotiations for months with this company to store some of their museum products in our warehouse storage, and do all the moving to a new local location. We were looking at a move near $100,000.
Luckily, the state of Michigan does not care about business loss. Without some sort of tax breaks and SBA help to purchase a new location, the company has decided to move to Mexico. I think that we'll see a pattern of this happening if all of these Obama changes going into effect. We'll see businesses packing up and heading for Mexico where they don't have all of these tax issues! You mark my words, because that is what will happen.
First, I think you are right. The 2010 elections should be very interesting and I hope the tide will change then.
ReplyDeleteAs for businesses heading to Mexico... It has been happening for years now! We can thank another Democrat for coming up with the brilliant North American Free Trade Agreement. When that went into law alot of companies moved to Mexico. Since then more leave everyday. That will continue to happen until we make it a benefit for these companies to stay here. As a small business owner I am constantly looking for ways to save money. But my business is here and here I must stay. I am however always looking for the lowest price suppliers I can find. So far, my money is being spent in the US. That may change someday and I wont like it but I will do what it takes to continue to off the high quality I am now at a competitive price.