So, if this cycle is coming out on its own, what can we do to stand behind those who voted that the "stimulus" is not a good idea and to leave things alone. I'm having mixed feelings / personal gut checks on this. Do I say, "leave us alone, just let this all work out and we'll figure a way out of it," while the next minute say, "hmmm... how can I get my hands on some of that stimulus money?" Or, "if I don't get it, the telcos and cable companies will"?
It brings to mind some of those of a "greater" generation who would not even accept their social security payments, based on the principal of the thing. When our great-grandkids look back at us, which decisions at this time will make them proud of us, in awe? Probably won't be the easy ones... Perhaps this is a discussion to have on the [email protected] list? Randy Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: > I see that Boeing is laying off 10,000. Of course the 2008 fourth > quarter financials are in and there is a loss. No surprise there. > But I think they are using this as an excuse to jump on the layoff > bandwagon, cut some deadwood, punish the machinist's union (for their > strike) and show their stockholders that they are making the hard > decisions to keep the company upright. At the same time one of the > best products they have ever made is about to roll off the assy line. > So, this is all hand wringing and chicken little fodder for > the media. Every day you see a handful of publically traded companies > doing the same. > > In the private sector, things run much tighter. We had our layoffs > back in October and November. Our fourth quarter was bad too. But > December started to perk a little. Unexpected. Then came January and > the perking picked up and started to boil. > > I believe we are seeing the start of the recovery. The average > recession is 14 months. We have been in this one technically for 13 > months. In the several businesses I am in, my productivity followed > the nations' manufacturing output curve almost exactly. From last > spring until Jan 1, we charted parallel lines. (down) > > I have seen a sharp uptick in our WISP new installs, in our antenna > manufacturing operation and in our retail store this month. The > nationwide manufacturing output curve will not be updated for a couple > of months but if I followed it all last year, it is not too crazy to > think it will continue to follow. Housing starts have been > artifically low for some time now, there is no stopping the demand for > new houses. You can't stop producing new houses forever. > > We have recalled all laid off workers several weeks ago and are > actually pursuing new hires again. We have a growing backlog of > orders for the first time in about 6 months in both our WISP and in > our antenna manufacturing business. The fact that the antenna > manufacturing is going full steam again means to me that worldwide > WISP growth has picked up an equal amount of steam. One equals the > other. Either that or my stingers are being used as toys and art objects. > > All the shouting heads on TV and radio can spout doom and gloom all > they want. If they are wrong, and things get better then nobody will > be rubbing their noses in it. You have to stick your neck out to say > everyone is wrong. So, on my little soap box here I am saying this is > going to be a good year for all of us. This could end up being our > best year so far. -- Randy Cosby Vice President InfoWest, Inc work: 435-773-6071 <http://www.snapanumber.com/> email: [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/randycosby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
