Broadband Politics - Latest Comments in Business climate

Re: Business climate

Chuck — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 04:56:27 -0000

Here is a California statistic from my own business: Year 2000: $2800,000 for all insurance including Work Comp. Year 2004: $1,000,000 for all insurance including Work Comp. Most of this increase is for Work Comp, or as I like to call it: The Full Employment Act for Chiropractors. Get the picture?

Re: Business climate

Fast Pete — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:51:37 -0000

Ha ha! Yet again those wunnerful Murican executives shoot themselves in feet. Lets see. Good business climate=screw your workers=bad business climate. Geddit?!

Re: Business climate

James Haney — Fri, 04 Oct 2002 11:29:02 -0000

Well, I got three out of four right. I guessed Texas and Florida for having no state income tax, and I guessed California and New York.

Re: Business climate

steevil (DrWeevil's bro Steve) — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 06:27:54 -0000

My immediate choices for 2 worst were RI and MD, since I've lived in both states.

Re: Business climate

Scott — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:36:16 -0000

No way would I have guessed Texas. The climate here stinks if you're working it every day. Dallas is a dead, dead city biz-wise. No start-ups, no original home-grown ideas (OK, Mary Kay and TI), no innovation except in arena deals. Houston is probably the most vibrant economy here, thanks to the ship channel and awl bidness. Austin is circling the drain, still in shock from the dot.com fallout. San Antone is holding on, thanks to a low level of civic over-commitment and five (four?) air bases & Ft. Sam.

I would have guesses CO, AZ and GA, as tops. And yup, CA and NY as the worst just on the basis of taxation. My little startup employer is having it's share of the troubles...

Re: Business climate

Matt Welch — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:52:57 -0000

Simon should tattoo this on his forearms, and read from it every day.

Re: Business climate

Dodd — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:06:54 -0000

My guesses (Worst: California & Massachusetts; Best: Virginia and North Carolina) were better than I expected.