Re: Election
cat tail
12/16/2011 9:30:59 PM
Let's be optimistic and hope the change (not the one we were promised but never got) but real change comes sooner rather than later.
I think it might be a while after that as well. Specifically if there is a change in leadership, I think most business owners will be hesitant to make any moves. At least not before seeing if there will be any sweeping changes proposed.
I agree I think the uncertainty about the election will hold back business growth in 2012, I don’t see any turnaround headed our way until after the election at best.
Re: Cautious and careful
driven
12/13/2011 2:27:04 PM
I think we'd be able to move forward even without empiracl evidence if we had even a slight bit of confidence in the leadership in Washington.
Re: Cautious and careful
tokyogai
12/13/2011 8:44:30 AM
I agree completely. All we need is some solid evidence of growth that appears to be sustainable and things will look a lot better.
Cautious and careful
impactnow
12/13/2011 12:12:28 AM
While cautious optimism is better than none the reality of where we are with high unemployment, European debt bombs looming, and a housing market in steep decline and high food and fuel costs make optimism for the average American difficult. Until we see some movement in the macro environment that clearly indicates a turn out of the recession I think the opinions will still sway wildly.
It's starting to feel like the state we are in today and the past year is as good as it is going to get for a very very long time. There doesn't seem to be that "one" thing out there that if we fix it, things will get better. It's the government, housing, employment, etc etc etc. I felt like we when this all started if we fixed housing we would come around, then came banking, then came the next thing. I just hope this gets fixed before my own kids hit the working world 8-10 years from now.
Well, the gov't claims that unemployment's decreasing... Think it'll stay that way through Q1 2012?
Re: Homefront
driven
12/12/2011 8:36:31 PM
Yes, also interesting that costs of materials rates 7th on that list -- even though chart 7 shows the cost of materials is a big worry. The takeaway? That there are numerous challenges for businesses now and in 2012.
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