Season of Discontent

I read some blogs today. The most interesting responses came from the question "How is Obama doing as President and is he obtaining his objectives?"

Well, it turns out, after much reading, the consensus don't like Obama or Bush or any other politician. There was much confusion on whether this country was built on Christian principles and whether Obama caused the problems of today or did Bush. Well, the problems seem to have started 40 years ago, so neither can be blamed. As far as Christians beliefs, that is still up in the air. Whether our forefathers were Christians is only a question that They and god can answer. I do believe that our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were developed based on Biblical laws, ethics and morals. That does not make them Christian.

Then came the discussion on the turn around of American businesses. Some businesses are going to fail based on the operations of the company. Some will fail due to the greediness of the executives. Some businesses are going to fail based on its leadership. Some business are going to fail due to a lousy product. Then some businesses will fail based on the lack of cash flow in the economy. A good business leader will anticipate the changes in the economy and IF they want their business to succeed and stay afloat, will adjust where ever and whenever is needed. Yes, some people will lose their jobs. Yes, some will have to double up on work - but they will have work.

I worked for a company that was a viable and productive manufacturer for many years. They looked into manufacturing out of country and not only did that not pan out, they had invested so much money and resources on the project, they lost the original company. This happened 25 years ago, not in the past 3 years. The company thought it was stable enough to expand, but did not take all the factors into consideration in the planning process.

There are many reasons businesses close. The economy is just one factor. It is a fact of life that we live lavishly, wastefully and without thought or reason for the future. However, when forced we either blame it on someone else or languish in pity for our hardships. Mr. Bush nor Mr. Obama is to blame, yet we expect them to lift us out of the pit we now find ourselves and return us to the lap of luxury.