I want my money back. I want a refund on the donations I made and the money I raised from others. I want the audacity of hope back. I want to return to the time when we first heard that we didn’t live in a , but the United States of America. jumped to an average of 34.4 weeks. That means folks are out of work for about 8 months before they are able to find a job, and often they are returning to the workforce under-employed. I‘m not blaming President Obama, or the Democrats, and I’m not blaming Republicans. I’m not blaming China, India or Latin America. I’m not going to place blame at all; I’m going to make up a math story problem: Timmy drives 15 miles to work at the Spacely Sprockets factory. He works an average of 10 hours a day at $65.37/hour + benefits. He gets time and a half for overtime. Robo-Bot lives at Spacely Sprockets. He cost $25K, financed over ten years at 3% and depreciated at $2,500/year. Which worker is a better investment for Mr. Spacely? Read next feature >