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You assume they have a plan.

From the NYT’s

Elizabeth Warren, the chairwoman of the oversight panel, said in an interview Monday that the government instead seemed to be lurching from one tactic to the next without clarifying how each step fits into an overall plan.

From my ignorant perspective, it appears the plan is to transfer money from the treasury and fed to the big banks. Screw the rest of us and screw the deficit. But what do I know…. I don’t see a cohesive “plan”.

[UCGal]

You assume they have a plan.

From the NYT’s

Elizabeth Warren, the chairwoman of the oversight panel, said in an interview Monday that the government instead seemed to be lurching from one tactic to the next without clarifying how each step fits into an overall plan.

From my ignorant perspective, it appears the plan is to transfer money from the treasury and fed to the big banks. Screw the rest of us and screw the deficit. But what do I know…. I don’t see a cohesive “plan”.

[UCGal]

You assume they have a plan.

From the NYT’s

Elizabeth Warren, the chairwoman of the oversight panel, said in an interview Monday that the government instead seemed to be lurching from one tactic to the next without clarifying how each step fits into an overall plan.

From my ignorant perspective, it appears the plan is to transfer money from the treasury and fed to the big banks. Screw the rest of us and screw the deficit. But what do I know…. I don’t see a cohesive “plan”.

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[quote=Jojo]Anyone know if the house did sell? Just curious…we were the original owners waaaaaay back in 1963 and find it “interesting” what has been done to the house since we sold it in 1972.[/quote]

JoJo – this is wild.

You know that block has quite a few of the original owners, plus some 2nd generation folks.

Ok – I’ll confess, I live on the block. And I’m a 2nd generation owner. I bought from my dad. I would bet money I played with your kids. 2 boys, right? They’re now mid/late 40’s? The house next door to this is also a 2nd generation owner – as is the house across the street and up one house. I bet if you came by, you’d be surprised by how many folks are either the original owners, or kids of the original owners.

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[quote=Jojo]Anyone know if the house did sell? Just curious…we were the original owners waaaaaay back in 1963 and find it “interesting” what has been done to the house since we sold it in 1972.[/quote]

JoJo – this is wild.

You know that block has quite a few of the original owners, plus some 2nd generation folks.

Ok – I’ll confess, I live on the block. And I’m a 2nd generation owner. I bought from my dad. I would bet money I played with your kids. 2 boys, right? They’re now mid/late 40’s? The house next door to this is also a 2nd generation owner – as is the house across the street and up one house. I bet if you came by, you’d be surprised by how many folks are either the original owners, or kids of the original owners.

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[quote=Jojo]Anyone know if the house did sell? Just curious…we were the original owners waaaaaay back in 1963 and find it “interesting” what has been done to the house since we sold it in 1972.[/quote]

JoJo – this is wild.

You know that block has quite a few of the original owners, plus some 2nd generation folks.

Ok – I’ll confess, I live on the block. And I’m a 2nd generation owner. I bought from my dad. I would bet money I played with your kids. 2 boys, right? They’re now mid/late 40’s? The house next door to this is also a 2nd generation owner – as is the house across the street and up one house. I bet if you came by, you’d be surprised by how many folks are either the original owners, or kids of the original owners.

[UCGal]

[quote=Jojo]Anyone know if the house did sell? Just curious…we were the original owners waaaaaay back in 1963 and find it “interesting” what has been done to the house since we sold it in 1972.[/quote]

JoJo – this is wild.

You know that block has quite a few of the original owners, plus some 2nd generation folks.

Ok – I’ll confess, I live on the block. And I’m a 2nd generation owner. I bought from my dad. I would bet money I played with your kids. 2 boys, right? They’re now mid/late 40’s? The house next door to this is also a 2nd generation owner – as is the house across the street and up one house. I bet if you came by, you’d be surprised by how many folks are either the original owners, or kids of the original owners.

[UCGal]

[quote=Jojo]Anyone know if the house did sell? Just curious…we were the original owners waaaaaay back in 1963 and find it “interesting” what has been done to the house since we sold it in 1972.[/quote]

JoJo – this is wild.

You know that block has quite a few of the original owners, plus some 2nd generation folks.

Ok – I’ll confess, I live on the block. And I’m a 2nd generation owner. I bought from my dad. I would bet money I played with your kids. 2 boys, right? They’re now mid/late 40’s? The house next door to this is also a 2nd generation owner – as is the house across the street and up one house. I bet if you came by, you’d be surprised by how many folks are either the original owners, or kids of the original owners.

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[quote=cooprider][quote=UCGal]But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.[/quote]
Any company not good at what they do will likely fail. My point in attempting to answer the question was to identify where jobs will come from. It goes without saying businesses need to be competent, efficient and profitable. Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending.
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Businesses can be extremely competant and run very efficiently – but if they are in a marketplace that doesn’t have demand for what they are providing… They’ll still fail.

I’m not disagreeing with the inefficiencies of large companies… I work for a behometh that boggles my mind, on a daily basis, with their inept, stupid decision making. Larger isn’t better. I’m just saying that being small, well run, efficient is not enough if it’s a business that provides a product or service that does not have corresponding demand.

[UCGal]

[quote=cooprider][quote=UCGal]But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.[/quote]
Any company not good at what they do will likely fail. My point in attempting to answer the question was to identify where jobs will come from. It goes without saying businesses need to be competent, efficient and profitable. Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending.
[/quote]
Businesses can be extremely competant and run very efficiently – but if they are in a marketplace that doesn’t have demand for what they are providing… They’ll still fail.

I’m not disagreeing with the inefficiencies of large companies… I work for a behometh that boggles my mind, on a daily basis, with their inept, stupid decision making. Larger isn’t better. I’m just saying that being small, well run, efficient is not enough if it’s a business that provides a product or service that does not have corresponding demand.

[UCGal]

[quote=cooprider][quote=UCGal]But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.[/quote]
Any company not good at what they do will likely fail. My point in attempting to answer the question was to identify where jobs will come from. It goes without saying businesses need to be competent, efficient and profitable. Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending.
[/quote]
Businesses can be extremely competant and run very efficiently – but if they are in a marketplace that doesn’t have demand for what they are providing… They’ll still fail.

I’m not disagreeing with the inefficiencies of large companies… I work for a behometh that boggles my mind, on a daily basis, with their inept, stupid decision making. Larger isn’t better. I’m just saying that being small, well run, efficient is not enough if it’s a business that provides a product or service that does not have corresponding demand.

[UCGal]

[quote=cooprider][quote=UCGal]But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.[/quote]
Any company not good at what they do will likely fail. My point in attempting to answer the question was to identify where jobs will come from. It goes without saying businesses need to be competent, efficient and profitable. Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending.
[/quote]
Businesses can be extremely competant and run very efficiently – but if they are in a marketplace that doesn’t have demand for what they are providing… They’ll still fail.

I’m not disagreeing with the inefficiencies of large companies… I work for a behometh that boggles my mind, on a daily basis, with their inept, stupid decision making. Larger isn’t better. I’m just saying that being small, well run, efficient is not enough if it’s a business that provides a product or service that does not have corresponding demand.

[UCGal]

[quote=cooprider][quote=UCGal]But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.[/quote]
Any company not good at what they do will likely fail. My point in attempting to answer the question was to identify where jobs will come from. It goes without saying businesses need to be competent, efficient and profitable. Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending.
[/quote]
Businesses can be extremely competant and run very efficiently – but if they are in a marketplace that doesn’t have demand for what they are providing… They’ll still fail.

I’m not disagreeing with the inefficiencies of large companies… I work for a behometh that boggles my mind, on a daily basis, with their inept, stupid decision making. Larger isn’t better. I’m just saying that being small, well run, efficient is not enough if it’s a business that provides a product or service that does not have corresponding demand.

[UCGal]

But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

My husband works for a small business. It’s gone from 17 full time employees a year ago. Today they have 5 part time employees. Mandatory part time. Why? Not because they aren’t good at what they do – but because they’re in the wrong sector. They’re architects who do non-residential work… NO ONE is hiring architects to build new commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, etc. Very few tenant fit-outs happening right now. Companies are cutting costs – including on facility improvements. No one is investing in new construction. The AIAA has been reporting the decline in billable hours for a while now.

Unless you start or continue a small business in a sector that has potential short term growth, tax cuts aren’t going to help.

Most people who start a business do so in an industry or sector that they have the skills for. When things are good – service industries grow and thrive, even for less educated business owners… you can start a home cleaning business, or personal shopping, etc. But that doesn’t work if everyone is cutting back and counting pennies.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.

[UCGal]

But small businesses in the wrong sector will fail.

My husband works for a small business. It’s gone from 17 full time employees a year ago. Today they have 5 part time employees. Mandatory part time. Why? Not because they aren’t good at what they do – but because they’re in the wrong sector. They’re architects who do non-residential work… NO ONE is hiring architects to build new commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, etc. Very few tenant fit-outs happening right now. Companies are cutting costs – including on facility improvements. No one is investing in new construction. The AIAA has been reporting the decline in billable hours for a while now.

Unless you start or continue a small business in a sector that has potential short term growth, tax cuts aren’t going to help.

Most people who start a business do so in an industry or sector that they have the skills for. When things are good – service industries grow and thrive, even for less educated business owners… you can start a home cleaning business, or personal shopping, etc. But that doesn’t work if everyone is cutting back and counting pennies.

Being a small business isn’t enough to guarantee success.

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