A message for Obama and Washington.
By CrBob
San Jose,Costa Rica.
September 6th, 2010
save money on coffeeMr. Obama, as I sit here in this 3rd world country and consider what has happened to the US in the last 5 years, I have have a idea that will get the economy back on it's feet and fast.
First of all I don't blame you for everything that has happened to my beloved home land. It was a combination of all politicians that got our Country into this shape. Maybe instead of fighting against each other we should all learn to fight together. You politicians remind of a family that never get's close until someone dies in the family then they all come together. We'll, we can't wait until someone dies before you all choose to come together. It has to be done now, like our lives depend on it. Which they do!
Mr. Obama, please take this idea and mull it around in your mind for a little, as I feel this will get us back on our feet ASAP.
We have lost a lot of job's overseas, mostly based on the minimum wage we must pay here in the USA. I have been in India and seen the size of the call centers there. They are massive! They pay each employee an avg. of $400.00 to $1,000.00 a month based on their experience and position in the company. Also a lot of our good tech jobs have been sent overseas. It's so easy to run an office in an overseas area for a fraction of the cost to run it in the USA.
There is no way we can compete with this type of structure unless we change our thinking.
Mr. Obama, you started a stimulus package to help get the economy back on it's feet, but I think that didn't work so well and I'm still not too sure who got the bulk of that money in the end result. My point is why not give business owners a stimulus package to keep and bring back jobs here.
Just like a retired couple that manages an apartment complex for a little cash and free rent.
Any business that will bring job's back to the US shall have their rent paid for and taxes slashed to reach to the same amount it was costing them to do business overseas. Even if we would have to pay them something, it's worth it to bring those job's back home. In India alone there must be over 500k job's just waiting to come back home.
Once they accept this package they are locked into a deal for 25 years or more and if they move anymore job's back overseas after signing the "Business Stimulus Package" you hit them with a heavy fine for breaking the contract.
Just think, we could bring back over 1 million job's with this idea, think that would get the economy rolling again?
Well Mr. Obama, the ball is in your hands, you're on the free throw line with 2 shoots to take and there's no time left on the clock, were down by 1. Please don't brick, put the both shots in the hoop!
Let me hear the words of the late great Chick Hearns on this.
"The game's in the Refrigerator the door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the jello's jiggling"