Well, another year has come and gone and once again we find ourselves immersed in another Holiday Season. Hopefully, everyone out there has found happiness and joy in some form during the year. Perhaps more so now than at other times of the year, it is important that each and every one of us quietly thinks upon just how good we have it. Many in our country are currently suffering through economic difficulties and Christmastime can be an exceptionally rough period for them. The Obama Administration has been adept at feeding the flames of distrust on a national level between the workforce and corporate America. They would have us believe that corporations are heartless entities intent only on making profit; even if it is at the expense of the lone worker. What good does the creation of enmity between two factions that cannot exist without the other really serve? Corporations don't vote; but single workers do and it is a time honored political play to pretend that you, the caring politician, truly do have the concerns of workers at heart. In the end, if corporations get hurt, workers will pay the ultimate price via unemployment which brings us back to the Christmas season.
I work for a small trucking company in Central Oregon. The owners are incorporated so yes, I too work for one of those evil and lecherous organizations that would suck me dry if they could or; that is what the current occupants of government in Washington D.C. would have me believe. Contrary to the image labeled onto corporate America, the outfit that I work for truly understands the ideal behind the requisite coexistence of the worker and management. They also believe that they are a part of their local community and therefore have a requirement to be stalwart good citizens and help their fellow man when they can. With that in mind, management sent out a message to all of their employees that our company was going to support six needy families during this Christmas and asked if any of us would like to be involved through the adoption for gift giving of a child or money donations to management. The response from one and all was massive and our company is now going to support an additional two families so, we are now supporting a total of 8 families this season.
So, as you celebrate with family and friends this Christmas, think beyond yourself and try not to fall for the misleading prods of political hacks who would divide us for personal gain. Corporations are not our enemies and are not out to destroy us. Without one, I wouldn't have a job and I wouldn't be able to take a moment of happy silence and give a quiet toast to the good deed they have done this season for others suffering through difficult times. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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