Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini was recently interviewed and gave his impressions on the economy and the problems with the administrations policies on creating jobs.  He sees problems and jobs both manufacturing and engineering leaving the US in huge numbers.  No longer will we be the indisputable champions of brainpower. “I think this group does not understand what [...]

As you may have notice from some recent articles I have recently purchased a fantastic art deco pocket watch. This article is only partially about that. Here we sit in 2010 with a timekeeper in our pockets.  The wristwatch while ever convenient is not a park of every person’s wardrobe (it usually is a part [...]

Its Economics 101.  Put large factory in town, all those employees need a place to eat, shop, live, etc.  Big economic impact on that town. Ok, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, you name it, they all have large assembly factories in American towns, those employees have to do all of the above. Economics 201, executives of Ford, [...]