Comments on: Dear Public Officials; Take off the rose colored glasses…

By: buygoldandprosper

buygoldandprosper — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:46:00 +0000

And speaking of Dan Malloy buying votes check this article out. People are getting wise to the Dan that I warned about in various forums. All one had to do was pay attention to his modeus operandi in Stamford to know what would be happening once he moved on to bigger and better opportunities.
Dan is a very dangerous politician,but they all seem to have a rather skewed view of “public service” these days,especially in tiny little Connecticut:
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-lender-column-guv-media-0902-20120901,0,525340.column

By: buygoldandprosper

buygoldandprosper — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:23:00 +0000

Workers do have a choice,and so does management. I would suggest that you move to a business friendly state with low wages and low taxes and low cost of living,or,take advantage of the FIRST FIVE JIVE and get a state handout. The trouble is that “business friendly” is a concept that changes over time. Very
much like buying a home in a rural area,when the market heads south your home can become less desirable and you have fewer suckers to buy into your area because there are fewer opportunities to make a living. One of the many reasons I would not live in a place like Wilton is that is is the ass-end of some very “desirable” towns. You get a few headquarters due to zoning and a lot of traffic. You also get a whole town full of people who generally wish they lived in Ridgefield or New Cannan…or when they fail,end up in Bethel or Shelton. Where do Doug and Melissa live? Next door to the HQ?
Dan Malloy is turning the concept of free enterprise on its head to buy enough votes for later elections.
Your views of America and the economy are short sighted and mean spirited and,sadly,typical. You have lots of company…as did the folks on the deck of the Titanic. Just be prepared to sink or swim.

By: Melanie Savage

Melanie Savage — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Wilton Businessman–after sleeping on it, I wanted to come back and reply to your comment again. You’re absolutely right–based upon your post, I assumed that you are likely a Republican voter and someone at the top end of the middle class. Apparently an incorrect assumption–I apologize.
Re the statement “I care about my people and my business…” We are staring in the face of multiple potential calamaties in this world at the moment: economic, environmental, political, military, social. It’s my feeling that the best (perhaps the only) way to come through this and out the other side into a stronger, more equitable situation is to work together. I feel that all of us need to stop thinking only of our own little sphere of immediate influence and start thinking about the local, state, national, even global community-at-large. Of course we’re going to be concerned with ourselves and our families first–that’s only natural animal instinct. But as humans, aren’t we supposed to rise above animal instinct and utilize our capacity for compassion, critical thinking and cooperation to work together in society? If we don’t start thinking about others as well, and how our actions might influence others and affect the larger community, I don’t see any of us faring very well through whatever is coming down the pike.

By: Melanie Savage

Melanie Savage — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:29:00 +0000

Until and unless you begin to “give a flying F” about people like Ray Dalio, you will not be able to see a large part of the equation re what has gone wrong in this state and this country.

By: Linda174

Linda174 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Tell us what your business is please if you are so proud.

By: Linda174

Linda174 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0000

When or if the economy gets better you may not have any slaves working for you…do it yourself of hire your kids….tata for now..oh Wilton oh holy one.

By: Wilton Businessman

Wilton Businessman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:03:00 +0000

The point was you’re making assumptions about my lifestyle with no clue of what you are talking about. I’m not Ray Dalio and I don’t give a flying F about him and how much he makes. I care about my people and my business.

By: msavage

msavage — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Logically?! Like you think, I suppose? On a post where Jon is talking about the highest-paid executive in the COUNTRY, your response is to say that people can’t AFFORD to do business in CT. Clearly, Ray Dalio has found a way to profit handsomely while doing business in CT. Perhaps you’re just not good enough at manipulating the system?
Your response to complaints of the “working class” is that they should just find a job elsewhere? Hello?! Look around you! WHERE are they going to find a job? Unemployment is currently as high, according to some estimates, as it was during the depression. The “working class” doesn’t have the luxury of finding “a better job somewhere else.”
Why are you driving a Honda with 186K miles on it? Why haven’t you paid yourself in 7 weeks? I suppose you’re going to blame it on your employees? If only you didn’t have to pay them a fair wage, you’d be able to make a profit. Or maybe your business has gone down–not enough people buying your widgets or coming to your restaurant or whatever. And why would that be? Because people like Ray Dalio, with the assistance of people like Dan Malloy, are strangling the life out of all of us. We can’t afford to buy your widget or come to your restaurant because we’re barely surviving. People like Ray Dalio have manipulated the system to reap obscene profits, and then hoarded those profits in offshore accounts. They aren’t trickling anything down. They’re hoarding it and rubbing their greedy, greasy palms together with sociopathic glee.

By: Wilton Businessman

Wilton Businessman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0000

This is a free country, for now. “The Working Class” as you put it have a choice. If they don’t like working for me, they can find a better job somewhere else. If you think you are being treated unfairly, why on earth would you want to stay and make MORE of a commitment?

By: Wilton Businessman

Wilton Businessman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:44:00 +0000

I drive a 12 year old Honda with 186K miles on it. I haven’t paid myself in 7 weeks. Get off your high horse and think logically for once.