Liberal Economics Political Debating Forum

There is good reason the video below is taking the internet by storm, although it’s frustrating to watch.  It clearly shows the spreading unemployment rate in a manner that resembles the spreading of a plague.  Sadly, this economic plague will alter a community and destroy lives as if it was a virus attacking the body. 

Both your political leanings and mine are irrelevant as both of us have been utterly betrayed by temporarily elected (and in some cases appointed) political hacks.     The result of this naked abuse of power is the suffering of its people.   Our current crop of “leaders” could possibly be the most corrupt and the most devious in modern if not all of our nation’s history. 

Nothing is being done to spur sustainable economic growth. In fact, the exact opposite is true.   No wonder many believe that the government is destroying the greatest society ever created…on purpose!  When you witness the layers of new bureaucracy, burdensome taxes, and unfunded entitlement programs, it is hard to conclude anything else. 
 

Such actions retard economic growth and will discourage would be entrepreneurs.  An economist is not needed to understand this. Businesses and industries that provide us with the most comfortable lifestyles on the planet, institutions that should be embraced, are vilified as if they are single entities not comprised of real American men and women.  It’s sad to see it unfold in such a manner and is extremely stressful for many a business person.

For your part, you are to tow the line, put your nose to the grind stone, and try as you might to create a sustainable living. All you can do is continue to sell.   Sell your products, sell your services, and most importantly sell yourself as hard as you can and as creatively as you can.   For example, with regard to our office supplies website, we’re concentrating on a niche that supports breast cancer patients. Pink office supplies are still under the larger umbrella of our core business but it allows us a new focus.  Find a similar area in your business and do the same.  Ignore the dark clouds and continue to move forward if only an inch at a time. Anything less could mean your demise.

Believe in yourself for now may be the time to invest in your business or your craft.  Perhaps now the window has opened just enough to leap frog your more passive competition.  This is not an easy maneuver.  It takes nerves of steel to press when others are peeling back.   However, it is this exact contrarian posture that could be your saving grace.  To say it another way, when they zig, you must zag.  Seriously explore new market opportunities be it on the internet or value added areas. We did just this exact thing when we started selling business office supplies exclusively online as a means to protect our business form the destruction left behind when hurricane Katrina passed through our area.   The economic climate that exists today is similar to what we experienced in New Orleans in 2005.  Only now the devastation is not physical structures but solely economical.  But just as the businesses in New Orleans found a way to survive during extremely difficult times, so too must you.  Find your motivation and stay positive it will sustain you.  And, have faith in America and its people.   You and the rest of your American brethren are ultimately stronger than the political goons who temporarily hold office.  

Enlarge your screen (there is no sound but the point is well made)