I like what you said, the magic bad word: INFLATION
I see the government is already planning more stimulus to hold that off longer - which we (should) know will only make it worse when it gets here. So what do we do with our dollars? As much as I don't like debt, there is a good argument that if you are well-leveraged with a good fixed interest rate, you're in better shape than those who have cash in the bank. Given all the market interference, I don't know that the rules all apply this time around. I have every intention of fixing this problem. Anyone care to nominate me for the Nobel prize in economics? ;) Randy Jeff Ehman wrote: > Yes. What he said.... > > -Jeff Ehman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Randy Cosby > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:37 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth > > Foreign goods (such as chips in our radios) will go up in dollar price. > Even food, natural gas, etc. can go up as those are priced on a global > market basis. If one Chinese yuan (or whatever they use) can buy two > bushels of wheat where it used to buy one, they can bid the price up on > wheat (maybe to 1.5 bushels for a yuan) and still come out ahead. We > Americans with our "weak dollar" then end up paying more (at the new > global price) for wheat. Likewise, if our coal can be shipped overseas > for a better price than what the producers can get on the American > market, the global price of coal then goes up, and we end up paying more > for electricity. > > Suddenly we become an exporter again, our trade deficit starts to move > the opposite direction from what it has in recent years. Some problems > get better, others get worse. > > The free market is an amazing thing. If we quit messing with it > artificially through "stimulus" and over-regulation, things normalize > quite a bit quicker than we might expect. > > Randy > > On 10/9/2009 7:25 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: > >> I've never understood this thinking... who cares if the dollar is >> "worth less" to the rest of the world? If it will still buy groceries, >> or pay my power bill, why does it matter? >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> RickG wrote: >> >>> "put some money in the bank" >>> The question is: which currency? >>> With the dollar falling (or failing) what good is it going to do in the >>> bank? >>> I guess I'll just keep pouring it back into the company because its >>> gonna be worthless soon. >>> Any other ideas guys? >>> -RickG >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Marlon K. Schafer<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Yeah, what he said! >>>> >>>> I'm gonna work REALLY hard to pay down debt and put some money in the bank >>>> over the next 3 or 4 years. I want to be ready to pick those companies up. >>>> marlon >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Marco Coelho"<[email protected]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List"<[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:20 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Patrick, >>>>> >>>>> Not being one for gov money.... >>>>> >>>>> We have excellent credit. We have that because we only expand at a >>>>> rate the will allow funding (new business) to cover our costs. So the >>>>> cycle goes: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Build out X number of Towers. >>>>> 2. Market X number of Areas. >>>>> 3. Install Customers to X*Y until well funded. >>>>> >>>>> Repeat. >>>>> >>>>> I think a lot of the companies that take stimulus money are going to >>>>> go under in the long run. They will go like the dot-coms. Build >>>>> build Build.... Ah shit no revenue! >>>>> >>>>> That being said, we are vertical, all workers work for the company. >>>>> That is the only way you can control quality. Good employees are very >>>>> hard to find. For every 100-200 applications/resumes, maybe 10 are >>>>> worth talking to seriously. You're lucky to find 1 that is worth >>>>> hiring. >>>>> >>>>> Always a ray of sunshine! >>>>> >>>>> Marco Coelho >>>>> Argon Technologies Inc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:25 PM, RickG<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Patrick, >>>>>> >>>>>> #1- Labor: There is very little skilled resources here. >>>>>> #2- Funding: Especially for labor. Normal financing channels are >>>>>> available but I will not take on too much debt at one time. >>>>>> #3- Time: There is little extra time to dedicate towards expansion >>>>>> versus daily operations. >>>>>> >>>>>> Notes- >>>>>> Employees: Too small to enjoy such a "luxury". >>>>>> Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. >>>>>> Technologies: Proprietary equipment are a bit too expensive unless you >>>>>> buy CPE in 100 packs. Even then, the AP's are still expensive. >>>>>> >>>>>> -RickG >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Patrick Leary<[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Regardless of your tech choice -- Moto, 802.11-based, WiMAX or other, I >>>>>>> am interested to know what are the greatest barriers to growth and why? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Some possibilities: >>>>>>> Is it funding and if so, are your normal channels for money frozen or >>>>>>> otherwise gone? >>>>>>> Is it competition? If so, how specifically. >>>>>>> Are you constrained from hiring due to high cost of employee benefits >>>>>>> (e.g. health insurance)? >>>>>>> Are you stalled waiting for response from your stimulus application? >>>>>>> Are you stalled trying to defend against someone else's stimulus >>>>>>> application that would include your market? >>>>>>> Are the current technologies too expensive or technicall inadequate to >>>>>>> deliver what you need to compete? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Patrick Leary >>>>>>> Aperto Networks >>>>>>> 813.426.4230 mobile >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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