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I went to the dentist this morning. My dentist said she had numerous cancellations due to furloughs.

Governor and legislature how does this help small business?

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California legislature have made this blog a popular destination.   This blogger will be spending more time covering the inaction at the Capital.  You have read much about the plight of the State worker.  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the legislature claim to be pro business.  Small business in Sacramento is suffering even more than State workers.

Small case in point. I made my coffee at home this morning and plan to make this a more regular habit to save money after the latest addition of a furlough day. I usually make a stop at a local coffee shop on the way to work.  I kept the tip in my pocket that usually helps the kid behind the counter pay their rent and books when school is in session.

Question: How is this good for small business? Multiply this by thousands of workers taking similar actions in order to make up for pay cuts.  Are you sure Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the legislature are pro business?

This Week the Grand Old Party (GOP)  found their perfect spokesperson.  The Governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford stepped up to the plate and hit a home-run.

Most democrats and independents do not condone extra-marital affairs.  However, they do refrain from casting stones at those who are not perfect and make these mistakes.

The GOP should change it’s name to  Grand Old Hypocrites (GOH).  They will have no problems finding spokespersons.

Do you remember: Almost 55% of voters decided to recall Gray Davis in favor of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Do you remember: Nearly 50% of California voters then went and elected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Do you remember:   A large surplus due to booming home sales and and stock market?   State workers had to threaten to  strike in order to receive a 3.5% pay increase.  Remember?

Did the Governor ever demonstrate (not just say) that he supported public service or public servants in anyway?

What you voted for is what you get.

Total Memory Failure is being experienced by thousands in and around the Capital of California.

Greed in the housing market, huge deficits by the Federal government, and States inability to balance their own budgets were factors leading to this recession.  Our economy would be booming if we had acted responsibly as consumers and if our elected officials had been equally responsible with their spending.

Instead of an economy hitting on all cylinders we are dealing with high unemployment.  Young people are unable to find work or face getting laid off.

This is a time  when we should be training young people to take over for the exodus of workers known as baby boomers.  The economy has slowed their exit from the workforce, but it is coming.  The next big crisis will be several years from now.  Don’t be surprised to see headlines that read “Baby Boomers are retiring in force and not enough young workers to fill their positions”.

Sounds crazy while we face unemployment in double digits.  The next big crisis is coming  and like this crisis the only thing that we may be able to count on is our elected officials being surprised and unprepared.