Comments on: Statement on Unemployment Figures by State Senator Tom Davis http://senatortomdavis.com/blog/statement-on-unemployment-figures-by-state-senator-tom-davis/ Let's do What Works for Beaufort County Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: William T. Clark http://senatortomdavis.com/blog/statement-on-unemployment-figures-by-state-senator-tom-davis/comment-page-1/#comment-51489 William T. Clark Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:08:14 +0000 http://senatortomdavis.com/?p=1388#comment-51489 Tom I've been in business since 1999. In summer 2008 when gas prices spiked my business took a plunge, contracts canceled etc. 2009 was pretty bad, 2010 was much improved and 2011 it sort of stalled out. This year is looking much more like 2009, an awful year for us. I submit that the crushing increase on businesses state wide in the unemployment tax has killed what little momentum we were building. I always paid my taxes when they came due. Now I have to finance them, paying them monthly. I'm sure that tax has hit a ton of other businesses as well and now many simply don't have the money they once had to spend so they put off the maintenance work they used to do. Case in point, the next time you visit Wal-Mart, check out their inside lighting and see just how bad it has gotten. I'm a Walmart vendor and they used to repair all the lights every quarter or so. Now some of the stores have more lamps out than working! You guys need to FIX this and roll the taxes back. I see there was some reform passed to deny benefits to those fired with cause. AWESOME Tom. That is what we need, and follow that up with some Tort reform! Thanks for your time! Tom I’ve been in business since 1999. In summer 2008 when gas prices spiked my business took a plunge, contracts canceled etc. 2009 was pretty bad, 2010 was much improved and 2011 it sort of stalled out. This year is looking much more like 2009, an awful year for us.

I submit that the crushing increase on businesses state wide in the unemployment tax has killed what little momentum we were building.

I always paid my taxes when they came due. Now I have to finance them, paying them monthly. I’m sure that tax has hit a ton of other businesses as well and now many simply don’t have the money they once had to spend so they put off the maintenance work they used to do. Case in point, the next time you visit Wal-Mart, check out their inside lighting and see just how bad it has gotten. I’m a Walmart vendor and they used to repair all the lights every quarter or so. Now some of the stores have more lamps out than working!

You guys need to FIX this and roll the taxes back. I see there was some reform passed to deny benefits to those fired with cause. AWESOME Tom. That is what we need, and follow that up with some Tort reform!

Thanks for your time!

]]> By: Ben Kinlaw http://senatortomdavis.com/blog/statement-on-unemployment-figures-by-state-senator-tom-davis/comment-page-1/#comment-51481 Ben Kinlaw Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:54:40 +0000 http://senatortomdavis.com/?p=1388#comment-51481 Why I agree with some of Sen Davis' comments, I disgaree with tieing July upward increase of 0.2% in the jobless rates. There were 44 states' jobles rate increased in the month of July; 4 remained the same and 2 dropped. Regionally, GA up 0.3 to 9.3%, NC up 0.2 to 9.6%, SC up 0.2 to 9.6% and TN up 0.3 to 8.4%. If you are blaming the spike in SC jobles rate on the esamples you referenced, then all 44 states would have to be placed in the same category. NC was recently ranked in the top five states nationwide by CNBC's latest report in, "America's Top States for Business." NC is considered one of the best states to do business in, ranking fourth nationwide. With NC jobless rate spiking to 9.6% just as SC, NC now falls in the saae category you are placing SC in, with failed economic policy. NC has now had 43 straight months of 9.0% unemployment. Why I agree with some of Sen Davis’ comments, I disgaree with tieing July upward increase of 0.2% in the jobless rates.

There were 44 states’ jobles rate increased in the month of July; 4 remained the same and 2 dropped. Regionally, GA up 0.3 to 9.3%, NC up 0.2 to 9.6%, SC up 0.2 to 9.6% and TN up 0.3 to 8.4%. If you are blaming the spike in SC jobles rate on the esamples you referenced, then all 44 states would have to be placed in the same category.

NC was recently ranked in the top five states nationwide by CNBC’s latest report in, “America’s Top States for Business.” NC is considered one of the best states to do business in, ranking fourth nationwide.

With NC jobless rate spiking to 9.6% just as SC, NC now falls in the saae category you are placing SC in, with failed economic policy. NC has now had 43 straight months of 9.0% unemployment.

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