Obamanation

I was interviewed recently about the impending layoffs in our corporation. When the press unexpectedly shoved the microphone in my face and asked my opinion about the layoffs, the first thing that popped into my mind to say was, "It's an obamanation", luckily, that thought stayed in my head, with the rest of my opinions, and did not cross my lips, or I may have ended up joining the ranks of the unemployed. I kept my responses to the reporter mundane and non-committal and expressed sympathy for those affected by the layoffs. I feel confident in the knowledge that, so far, my small department has escaped the "Corporate Budget Cutting Axe". For now my job is safe, but in today's economy how safe is safe? We live with the reality that any moment of any day, those layoffs can affect own lives. I am 3 years away from retirement and in my late forties, I don't want to start over again. This Obamanation is our reality, our country sinks deeper into a recession that President Obama does not have the knowledge or experience to dig us out of. Unemployment is on the rise. The workforce is threatened with massive layoffs and salary reductions. Before being elected President, Obama made promises to the American people that now, as President, he refuses to keep. He pushes a health care plan that will end up costing the taxpayers trillions of dollars over the next few years. Government spending is on the rise and Corporate America is following the Gravy Train laid out by President Obama's "Stimulus Packages". Where is the Bail out for the American taxpayers? There are other ways to cut the budget without cutting the workforce.
Our company restructured The retirement plan a few years ago, changing the points necessary for retirement from 75 to 80 points. Employees that could of retired 2 years ago, were forced to stay with the company 2 and half more years in order to get their full retirement benefits. If the company had kept the old retirement plan, and instituted a hiring freeze, the workforce could of been cut through attrition, not forced layoffs.
Cut the spending. Our Corporate campus is littered with new building projects and several more projects are in the planning process. In addition, they are looking to purchase more property to build more new facilities on. These projects should of, and could of, been put on hold, but instead the spending continues and it is the employees who are affected by the overspending. If the company would offer incentives for retirement and cut the spending, future layoffs could be avoided. It is indeed an Obamanation.