Re: The Recession and what we should do about it!
Many stores sell products that aren't all made in the USA. And those stores employ Americans. So what happens to those people and those stores.
Without some real change in how the Gov't handles imports, many American Made products can't compete (large [Cars] and small [toys]).
The companies wanting to do business with us would have to some sort-of fair wage tax. However, that would raise the price we pay, and thus we would be affording less.
People making large sums of money also buy luxory producuts. Are those needed, no. But revenue is generated by purchasing them.
The problem with setting a # on wages, is who gets to decide. Just because you made $1MM this year doesn't mean you earned that last year or will next year. How about sports starts, should we limit their salaries? How about internet gurus that send me emails about making $50K a day, should they be limited to only 10K a day? Are you only proposing going after publicly traded companies, so a business owner that doesn't employ anyone and keeps all of the dough to himself is off the hook? So does that mean we can't use Google, Yahoo, MSN, Amazon, etc.?
Sounds like a slippery slope.
I think doing your best with what you have is all that we can be asked. I try to leave larger tips at restuarants. I support local places more than chains, but remember, the chains are employing people to.
If you can extend credit to folks, do it. If you can extend special offers do it. Just do your best to think of others as you make your decisions.
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