Presidential Address Tonight

[ROX]

Loved it!

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http://news.aol.com/main/obama-presi...us-plan/333604

This is the article on AOL discussing Obama's address to the nation.

I especially like the part where it asks you to vote :

What did you think of Obama's prime-time speech and press conference? :

Thumbs up:
Thumbs up:
I didn't watch:

VOTE

[dochummer]

[DRTYFN]

I'm sorry, but anybody that's not calling him a blithering idiot by now is a hopeless liberal sackrider.
Has that worthless fraud even mentioned securing our borders? That'd be a good first step in helping our economy.

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by ROX

Loved it!

Is that sign in Mississippi? I could have sworn that I have seen that.

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Originally Posted by jmsspratlin

Is that sign in Mississippi? I could have sworn that I have seen that.

I don't know!

That's the screen shot I couldn't get last night! Thanks Doc!

[dochummer]

[KenP]

There are no earmarks in the Stimulus Bill - Barack Hussien Obama

[timgco]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

I'm sorry, but anybody that's not calling him a blithering idiot by now is a hopeless liberal sackrider.
Has that worthless fraud even mentioned securing our borders? That'd be a good first step in helping our economy.

WELL SAID!!!!

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by timgco

WELL SAID!!!!

NIGHTTIME BORDER SECURITY !!

[Karsun]

Now this is not my personal viewpoint but I did like some of it. Thought you all might enjoy.

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country. However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you decide what is in your best interests.

First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a Back Story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've seen my home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure; all these flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life.

However, what you don't see is the BACK STORY :
I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment was converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business -- hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling through the discount store extracting any clothing item that didn't look like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button for me.. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, and breathe this company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour.
Every day this business is attached to my hip like a 1 year old special-needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... you never realize the Back Story and the sacrifices I've made.

Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed decades of my life for.

Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep and not without wounds.

Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough. I have state taxes. Federal taxes.
Property taxes. Sales and use taxes. Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes for employing him.
Government mandates and regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy who has provided 23 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check? Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this country.

The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit and you wouldn't work here.. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which i s why your job is in jeopardy.

Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it.
Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the poor of America are the essential drivers of the American economic engine. Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep.
So where am I going with all this?
It's quite simple.
If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be swift and simple. I fire you.. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's future.
Frankly, it isn't my problem any more.
Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire.. You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

So, if you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country, steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever.
If that happens, you can find me sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about....

Signed, THE BOSS

[Dave92270]

Originally Posted by Karsun

Now this is not my personal viewpoint but I did like some of it. Thought you all might enjoy.

perfect - thanks for posting it!

[DRTYFN]

Oh, and during his lying... err, speech i was flipping through the channels that were carrying his speech and out of all of them only CNN felt the need to add a filter to change his normally greyish zombie skin tone to a warmer golden-ish brown. They also added bass to his voice. Nope, no bias on that channel. They might as well have been felating him behind the lectern.

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Oh, and during his lying... err, speech i was flipping through the channels that were carrying his speech and out of all of them only CNN felt the need to add a filter to change his normally greyish zombie skin tone to a warmer golden-ish brown. They also added bass to his voice. Nope, no bias on that channel. They might as well have been felating him behind the lectern.

CNN should have given' him some good ol' bling too !

[ROX]

Originally Posted by frenzy1

CNN should have given' him some good ol' bling too !

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by ROX

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Originally Posted by Karsun

Now this is not my personal viewpoint but I did like some of it. Thought you all might enjoy.

To All My Valued Employees,

For the first time in the history of our company, Money Talks, Bullsh!t Walks, we're going to have to make cuts not only in our manufacturing of Bulls!t, but also our workforce. I'm sorry it's come to this. The first people to go will be anyone with an Obama sticker on their car in Bullsh!t Walks parking lot.

However, anyone parked in the Money Talks lot will be spared until we can get a slice of the stimulus package.

Signed, THE BOSS

FXT

[mikejr]

Being a business owner, this post hits home!

Unless you own one, not many understand that the analogy of the "attached at the hip special needs child" as it relates to a business.