yahoo... so you know the examiner
is not the only one running it
Heads of over 100 major companies have joined Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz in a pledge to boycott political donations until Congress and the
president agree on a long-term debt and deficit plan, Schultz announced in a letter Wednesday.
what is interesting is this...
Upward spiral...
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Upward spiral.... facebook
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Upward spiral facebook letter
August 15, 2011
Dear Fellow Concerned Americans:
Our country is better than this.
Over the last few weeks and months, our national elected officials from both parties have failed to lead. They have chosen to put partisan and
ideological purity over the well-being of the people. They have undermined the full faith and credit of the United States. They have stirred up fears
about our economic prospects without doing anything to truly address those fears. They have spent a resource even more precious than the dollar: our
collective confidence in each other, in the future, and in our ability to solve problems together.
As leaders in business, we have watched all this unfold, first with frustration and then with dismay. Like so many of our employees and customers, we
are gravely concerned about the current situation. Today, with both humility and urgency, we propose to do something about it.
First, we aim to push our elected leaders to face the nation's long-term fiscal challenges with civility, honesty, and a willingness to sacrifice
their own re-election. This means not kicking the can anymore. It means reaching a deal on debt, revenue, and spending long before the deadline
arrives this fall. It means considering all options, from entitlement programs to taxes.
This is what so many common-sense Americans want. That is why we today pledge to withhold any further campaign contributions to the President and all
members of Congress until a fair, bipartisan deal is reached that sets our nation on stronger long-term fiscal footing. And we invite leaders of
businesses – indeed, all concerned Americans – to join us in this pledge.
We also believe in leading by positive example. And we believe that while the long-term fiscal challenge is serious, even more painful to millions of
Americans today is the immediate crisis of jobs. Tens of millions are unemployed and underemployed. Right now our economy is frozen in a cycle of fear
and uncertainty. Companies are afraid to hire. Consumers are afraid to spend. Banks are afraid to lend. Record levels of cash are piling up in
corporate treasuries, idling. That cash is not being used to expand operations, train new workers, underwrite new ventures, or spark innovation.
The only way to break this cycle of fear is to break it. The only way to get the country’s economic circulatory system flowing again is to start
pumping lifeblood through it. That is why we today issue a second pledge. Our companies are going to hire. We are going to accelerate growth,
employment, and investment in jobs.
We do this because we want to set in motion an upward spiral of confidence. We are not waiting for government to create an incentive program or a
stimulus. We are not waiting for economic indicators to tell us it’s safe to act. We are hiring more people now. We invite leaders of businesses
across the country to join us in this pledge as well – and to bring their stakeholders into the effort. Confidence is contagious. The best thing we
can do now is to spread it.
This is a time for citizenship, not partisanship. It is a time for action. We don't pretend that our two pledges are quick fixes. We just believe
that in this moment of great uncertainty, the government needs discipline, the people need jobs – and leaders need to lead.
Our country is better than this. Let’s get things moving now.
Respectfully,
Howard Schultz
I include the whole letter in case later own it gets altered or removed and I hope it is left...
Please note include is a secondary every side ignored till you read the letter...
"We will hire and grow....."
It is something I almost overlooked somehow yet it is more important then the pledge not to donate...
Also on other sites...
politcio... aol joins
More than 100 business leaders have signed on to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s pledge to stop making donations to incumbents until Washington
gridlock eases, sending a message to lawmakers that they must make real progress in reining in deficit spending.
“As many of our political leaders campaign and vacation, the U.S. economy remains in a cycle of fear and uncertainty,” Schultz wrote in a
Wednesday letter addressed to “fellow leaders.” And his initiative, he said, has “triggered a national dialogue and a groundswell of support”
since he launched it last week.
Read more: www.politico.com...
If serious he may have realized screw the powers that be, I will make money and other businessmen may have as well
This might be a turning point... just maybe....
Unfortunately someone else put it best..... This will probably mean they will just funnel it through foundations...
