The car wash down the street has 20 employees, all at minimum wage.  With Obamas increase in minimum wage, the owner's  direct cost of labor would increase $72,800.00 a year.  As I see it the owner has three choices; 1.  Lay off 6 - 7 employees to keep the same labor expense for the year, asking the rest to work hard...more

Man, if this isn't written by a left wing liberal, Democrat I don't know what is?  This is such typical bias reporting by the left news media. The economy sucks, anyone like myself that runs a small business and actually provides jobs and doesn't suck hind tit off the governement knows it. Anyone with a third grade...more

I own an landscape contracting business.  My employees are legal Hispanics and they do a great job for me.  I have tried hiring Americans, whites, blacks, Asians etc.  None of them last more than a couple of weeks.  Noone wants to push a 21" mower for $9.00 an hour.  Immigrants, legal or illegal aren't taking any jobs ...more

My loan is with Bank of America and THEY ARE THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH, their rating fits their service!!

I would make her pay for the phsychiatric counseling I would need after seeing that body on the hood of my car.

What a crock of old cod.  I own a landscape contracting business, the best way to kill weeds in your beds and tree rings is with ROUNDUP, buy it at Costco and not the diluted kind, get full strength.   The best way to kill weeds in your turf;  mow your grass at at least 3" tall in the spring, on Fathers Day, raise ...more

What a joke,..... who would want to live in these "arm pit" cities.  Raliegh and Austin are about the only two with some potential.  Nobody young wants to move to the "arctic zone" for employment. This is just like MSN to make up a bogus list like this. People are looking for cities, not hamlets.   And let's move to H...more

Who the hell wants to live in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana or Pennsylvania. Freezing cold winters that last forever, an elevation change of 1.5 inches over 15 lineal miles and hot career choices cleaning the slurpy machine at 7-11's.  I'll live some place more expensive and have a life.  Dave

No big deal, but Alex, you need to lay off the Ho Ho's.