Northwest Indiana Discussion

> WORTH READING EVERY SINGLE WORD!!!
> >
> > 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 interest.
> >
> > 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 big home at last year's 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 saved 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 who
> > overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same
> > luxuries that I earned and sacrificed more than a decade 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 14 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 real
> > 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
> > is 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, the 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;
> > 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'll fire you.
> > I'll 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, steam-rolled 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

GREAT POST !!!

I hope someone has sent a copy of this to 'Mr.' Obama. He isnt my president. I believe in America, he doesnt!