- Would Obamacare be a major factor?
- With more taxes and regulations forthcoming, why put up with it? Close the shop.
An excerpt from the news report,
Last month, 21% of small business owners said they expected to lower
head count over the next six months — the highest percentage recorded by
the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index since its launch in 2003.
In July, the last time the data was compiled, just 10% of bosses said
they planned to shrink employee ranks.
- Hope and Change. There is no hope: change is what we have already have had for 4 years.
More to read from the LA TIMES by Tiffany Hsu.
- Is this the Hope and Change Episode II?
- Much of the city is being torn down and turned into farmland.
- There is no more money, and no one will loan it to a city that has underperformed for the last 40 years.
- If the state takes over, there will be more layoffs.
- How does the city pay for its utilities, such as heating oil, electricity and water?
- Utilities are private companies, if not paid they do not supply.
- The thousands more out of work will not be able to pay as well.
- Winter is coming on, and heating oil is not cheap.
Read the rest of the news report here from the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR by Mark Guarino.
