Squeezing for productivity.

"Gaddafi's caught in the crossfire."

Yeah.

You know.

Oops.

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This call for small businesses NOT to hire in order to sabotage Obama's election chances?

I think I may have to figure out how to hire someone, instead.

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"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a CODE WRITER scorned."

Always fun to watch someone throw caution to the wind. In witty rage. It's sort of awe inspiring...like a psycho Dilbert.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out the local twitter. (Look for Paul.)

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Penney's left the Galleria building in the 70's not the 80's. I don't remember when the place was last renovated, but I suspect it was way sooner than 1989. Can't prove it.

"Old Downtown Building Getting Modern Makeover." Bulletin, 10/21/11.

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From what I've read, Steve Jobs refused to have his tumor removed for nine months because he wanted to fight it with "diet."

Being an innovative thinker can be deadly.

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Linda has fallen in love with the ads for The Three Musketeers. No matter how many bad reviews.

Based on the ads I expected Footloose and Real Steel to suck; and 3 Musketeers and The Thing to be cool.

The reviews say the opposite.

I still want to see Puss and Boots. Because the preview is great.

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Squeezing for productivity. There's an article on the Bleeding Cool site that talks about Marvel's penny pinching ways since Disney bought them.

I tell you, if I ran my business this way, I'd be in the gutter within 5 years. (My profits might be up for the first couple years...)

Since this is happening all over corporate America, I think we're headed for the gutter.

How much of whatever lackluster improvement in the economy has come from squeezing the employees and the inventory and the lack of infrastructure spending?

P.S. Walmart just cut health benefits. Any guesses as to whether they'll report a corporate profit increase?