You know the story. The evil step mother and the two ugly step sisters take advantage of the beautiful and neglected Cinderella. This is a metaphor of our economic times. In my story the evil step mother is big government and the ugly step sisters are banks too big to fail and fat Wall Street companies. Obama is the cool Prince and small business is Cinderella.
Cinderella kept the household alive by doing all the filthy chores and she was constantly at the beck and call of the other 3 women. The Prince was looking for a wife and announced a grand ball. The mother went into high gear planning the wardrobe for her two invited daughters. Cinderella did the work and prepared the dresses. She wasn’t invited but dreamed of attending. The sisters taunted her, saying she would never be welcome at such a high affair.
Cinderella cried after the sisters left. Her resourceful Fairy Godmother appeared and turned her rags into a gown, a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She went to the ball and won the Prince’s heart. (The Fairy Godmother represents wisdom and common business sense.) Hopefully you remember about the clock striking midnight, the slipper, and the Prince with “The Audacity of Hope”. He searched for his true love, his meaning, and answers to the fears and problems in his kingdom.
Obama has pulled out all the stops to save our economy, but he has only invited the ugly sisters (banks too big to fail and Wall Street). Small business, like Cinderella, has not been invited to the party. I bet there were not many small business owners at his recent $15,000 a plate fundraisers. Small business represents 70% of our economy. They are THE answer to the unemployment problem. Small business people are the innovators turning pumpkins into carriages and mice into workers.
Big government and Prince Obama gave GM $50 billion back in the summer to keep them in business. Since then they have closed dealerships, factories, and layed off thousands. There are 5 million small businesses in this country. Imagine how many jobs would have been created if that money had been given to them. Have a contest and give the money to the biggest and best ideas. Reward creativity for a change instead of companies skilled in trading derivatives and other sneaky financial games. Tell small businesses that if they hire new people their payroll taxes will be eliminated for one year. The unemployment rate will be gone in a month.
Barack has the slipper. It won’t fit the fat feet of Wall Street. He needs to search the heartland, the rust belt, companies with 20 employees, and small towns to find what works in this country. The clock is striking midnight.
Tags: Economy, employment, Government, jobs, Wall Street
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Всем Доброго утра! Вот это меня улыбнуло!!!!