unemployment quick fix...

427 S/O · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 10:52 AM

...well almost.

Rodger O. Riney, owner/CEO of scottrade made a very simple and logical comment concerning the current unemployed.

'There are 6 million businesses in the USA, offer an incentive for each company to hire just 'one' employee, and cut the unemployment rate in half'.

You won't get ideas like this from a politician.

mdmull · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 01:03 PM

A large number of those 6 million have only 0. 1 or 2 employees. It would take a pretty large incentive for them to hire an employee. I for one, have 2 of those six million businesses and have no employees at all

Scott S · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 02:54 PM

I laid off 11 guys today with a perhaps we will go back to work in July. We have worked 9 days in the last two months.

Scott S

Ronbo · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 06:27 PM

I just hired two more last month..

Back up to 22. (had 26 a year ago)

Although I also got my "stimulus" screwing:

As part of the 2009 stimulus package not only do I have to offer COBRA to anyone leaving the company (no big deal but the paperwork is a pain), now I have to pay 65% of the cost for the first 9 months.

This of course is on top of the 50% of unemployment payments for up to 18 months.

If I didn't provide insurance to my employees I don't have to pay anything.