Government is not solution to economy
Like many of you, I lost my job due to the weak economy.
I lost my job not because of some fault of my own (the separation notice said “not enough work”).
I have been in my vocation for 23 years.
While collecting unemployment, I looked at my industry and saw a niche that was opening that had not yet been exploited.
I decided to open my own business.
I incorporated, got my business license, found a location and only had one piece left before I could open: financing.
I went to banks. They won’t fund start-ups.
I was told I could get a business loan if I could show I didn’t need the loan because I have assets and collateral to cover the proceeds (if I had that, I wouldn’t need the loan).
I am left to find an investor who believes in my business plan, my determination and in me as an enterprising entrepreneur.
What is my point?
Government is not the answer to this economy.
Individuals will make the economy better — as long as government will stay out of our way.
Rick Weaver, Duluth
Dear Reed, Deal: Do something about crime
This is addressed to Mayor Kasim Reed and Gov. Nathan Deal.
What does it take for you to realize there’s a problem with security around the Georgia Tech campus?
Each day, I read that another student has been robbed or assaulted outside the Tech campus. As a father of a student, I think enough is enough!
Mr. Mayor, Georgia Tech is a wonderful asset for our city — yet your administration seems to not care that students are facing danger.
Thousands of families sit down this time of year and help their kids decide where they should go to school.
As they talk, the No. 1 issue about Tech is not the school’s stellar academic reputation; it’s the safety of the campus and surrounding area.
Gov. Deal, we send our children off to schools around the state hoping not only to get a fine education, but to have them live in a safe, secure environment.
Might I suggest your using some of your authority to find a solution?
I ask you to come together to find a solution to the safety concerns around the Tech campus before it’s too late.
Tom Florence, Dunwoody
