How Do We Fix Unemployment?

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This is a little timeout from the regular thread of conversation.  However, I was watching the news this morning and this quote hit me between the eyes (and I'm paraphrasing a little because TV moves too fast and I don't have a DVR):

"The key to fixing unemployment is to make it possible for that person who has a dream and sits down at the kitchen table with their (spouse) and sketches it out on the back of a napkin to be able to see that dream come to fruition."  ~ Mike Huckabee

If we want to stimulate the economy, should we be focused on big business on one hand and employees on the other when, right in the middle, is small business owners who still know what the "American Dream" is all about?  They keep their heads down and plow ahead, create the most jobs, keep an eye on what's going on around them, seize opportunities as they arise but, they aren't waiting for someone to give them a bailout, a handout, a hand-up, or whatever else you want to call it.  They just keep going.

This is why I love working with small business owners.

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