Originally Posted by
belynch
Last time I checked employment was directly correlated to the strength of the economy. It's a lagging indicator so the average

on the street gets frustrated when they watch the Today Show and they hear the the economy seems to be shoring up yet they can't find a job.
I'm going to go poop in a box and market it guaranteed. :-:
That is what grates me so much about Obama (or ANY president for that matter) and saying they will 'save jobs' 'make jobs' etc, they DO NOT however their policy can influence business willingness to invest and hire. I won't say anymore right here other than: there is a lot of uncertainty and businesses don't like that.
We are about to hire 2 sales people, but with more certainty we'd probably be hiring 10-12 pepole more between IT, sales, and office management.
And we are a very small firm