The general public seems pleased with what he's doing, but I'm not one of those people. I've seen positive talk and steps, but credit is still frozen. Banks are holding onto the cash for their balance sheets.
2008 was a banner year for my business. We were showing 200% growth every quarter until the last quarter. Now I'll spend 2009 paying for that success because I'll never have another year like that again. It will take me all year to make enough to pay off the taxes. I had to lay off all five of my employees and give up my office space. Now it's just me, and I work from home.
I'm still in business because I never took a loan. I worked hard to stay out of debt. But my tax dollars this year will go to bonuses and bailouts. They're taking my money and throwing it at failing businesses.
Obama is doing this whole "corporate smackdown" on America, and there's very little that says, "Here's the plan." No solution. Just a lot of money.
As much as I support Obama's ideals, I'm not sure how good of a job he and his administration are doing. I didn't vote for him, but I look forward to seeing what he's going to do.
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