Jobless benefits do more spurs more recovery than tax breaks for the rich

[August]

Originally Posted by privateer

I'm not catching your point on that.

I only asked if you had done work for wealthy individuals. I guess your company is more oriented to commercial customers than residential.

Originally Posted by August

I only asked if you had done work for wealthy individuals. I guess your company is more oriented to commercial customers than residential.

It was Yes.
The scale back I had to do resulted in going back to local residential work.
So it's just me doing Sub Contracts for Local Builders right now.
And Yes they are suffering now also.
I've work for them on and off for over 10 years and I see the problems they have also.
In the Constuction Game I see a pattern.
When GM shut down it's factory near here?
Quit a few people started doing Construction to make ends meet.
That causes the 'trickle down' effect I'm seeing.
They work at cut throat prices, we lose bids.
And most of the time?
They are collecting benefits while doing so.
We do have a dedicated clientele that has some pretty well off people.
But even they have cut back on what and when they do any major work.

[August]

Originally Posted by privateer

We do have a dedicated clientele that has some pretty well off people. But even they have cut back on what and when they do any major work.

Do you think that increasing their taxes like the Democrats advocate will make them cut back more or less?

Originally Posted by August

Do you think that increasing their taxes like the Democrats advocate will make them cut back more or less?

They have stated to us that future work may well depend on the out come.
The contracts we have now are pretty much a 'let's get it done before'
thing.
The Construction business is tough enuff in Good Times.
It's been a nightmare for many the last few years.

One of the things they always point to to show how the times are going is the Construction business.
If we ain't building stuff?
It's not a good sign.

[onelifecrisis]

The benefits of benefits change with the times like everything else. The article linked in the OP even says this. Reading the comments in this thread I'm struck by a thought: it'd be nice if people didn't stick quite so rigidly to their ideals and tried to move with the times a bit more. "All benefits are always bad" is just as poor a stance to take as "all benefits are always good".

Has anyone been hired by someone on government assistance?

[CaptainHaplo]

I see none of our liberal posters decided to take on my challenge.

Why am I not suprised?