How would you fix the economy ? - Page 11

BlueStreak · #**101** 11-06-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HatchetJack

I cant believe some of you still dont see my point. My point was that feeding
the sharks with bailouts is not the answer. America has to be rebuilt from the
bottom with jobs. Giving the money at the bottom might have helped the
economy short term but we have to keep the money circulating. The only
way we can do that is to ease up taxes and government regulations on
companies that employ workers so that we can be more competitive with the
rest of the world. Somehow we also have to plug that hole in the economy
that is China. If we point fingers at employers and accuse them of being
greedy and demand we be paid more, are we not just as greedy as they.
If they make 20 million a year and strive to make 22 million are they any
more guilty than the worker that makes 20 per hour and wants 22?
I have tried to make a simple point but some of you are on witch hunt to
hang me when I am only trying to help. I think both parties are guilty of
putting us in the position we are in and I am not trying to steer anybody red.
I never said big companies should run over the little guys but we are all in this
together and there has to be balance. We need to stop lashing out at one
another and demand more action from our leaders.

No, we understand you just fine. We've all heard these points a zillion and a half times.

We just don't agree with all of it. Parts, sure. But not all.

Yes, someone who makes 20 million and wants 22 million is one HELL of a lot greedier than I have ever been. His salary was stupidly excessive at 20 million. No one is worth that much, and nothing you ever say will convince me otherwise.

There are much more important things a company could use that extra two million for, besides giving it away to someone who is already grossly overcompensated. Upgraded equipment, facilities, product improvement, or maybe even just bank it to help the company weather tough times, the list goes on and on. But no. No we have to give it to good ole' Bob, so he can buy a villa in the South of France where his fat nagging wife and her annoying pampered poodle can sit out on the veranda, sip Lafitte Rothschild Bordeaux, talk trash to the butler and watch the sunset. Then when the company does hit hard times, we'll just lay off a few hundred workers to make up the loss, then bitch when they end up on the unemployment dole.

Wow! What a fabulous way to do things!

I don't understand why you can't see my point.

Not attacking you, Jack. There's nothing personal about any of this.
Just an exchange of viewpoints.

Cordially,
Dave