How Obama Might Just Break Even on Jobs

By C. Edmund Wright

As Barack Obama leaves the White House on January 20, 2013 -- as I suspect he will -- do not be surprised if he leaves just about dead even on job loss/creation for his term officially. I mean literal net/net. Huh? Yes he can! In fact, he's halfway there already. Consider: out in the real world -- outside Washington, D.C power and Manhattan's esoteric hedge/arbitrage/derivative bubble -- business owners realize what is going on, and the best of them pounce on reality-based opportunities -- or crises -- the minute these become evident. They instantly adjust how they build or service or distribute their thingamajigs without the rigamorole of inaugurations and such. And a quick check of the calendar shows us that in a full one-term presidential cycle, there is nearly a half year's business of lame duck time coming and going. And that half-year includes the most crucial time for many businesses. You see, there is no single talent that is more important for a business owner than the ability to.... (Read Full Article)