It’s time for . . . “Fill in the Blanks.”
__________, a manufacturer of __________, plans to create __________ jobs and invest more than $__________ million in a new plant over the next __________ years in __________.
. . .
The project was made possible in part by a $__________ grant from the One North Carolina Fund.
“We are excited . . .”
Meanwhile, Printpack in Hendersonville is planning to move its operations to Wisconsin in order to improve its profit margin. Could it be businesses up there don’t have to pass along to their customers the price of contributing tax dollars toward gifts to other businesses via salaried state agents? More likely, machines just operate better in Wisconsin. The move is expected to result in the unemployment of over 100 people.
Now, let’s do the math. In these two articles, we see a net creation of 25 jobs, not because government people are afraid of negative numbers, but because they think you are too dumb to grasp the concept, and would prefer to pop the happy pills they administer through the media. May I remind you that before the recession, I had one job. Now I have three. (I had five not too long ago.) All-told, I’m earning about half what I was, but if you apply the rate of inflation since 1920, you will see I have tremendous purchasing power. (No, no. I don’t believe any of this. I’m just trying to get a job somewhere as an economic analyst.)
