Where did God go?

By scottMurtha | Published: June 28, 2010

Today I went to the post office and I noticed something odd. Every year at this time students are allowed to dress up the windows in the entries and lobby area of the post office by painting the windows. In past years they had always painted the phrase God Bless Our Troops. This year however, they only painted the words Bless Our Troops.

Why would this be? Has political correctness invaded Fond du Lac to such a degree as to prohibit us from using God? With all of the politicizing of this issure that you see on the news everyday it would not surprise me. Our country was founded on Christian beliefs and principles. Where did we get side-tracked?

Maybe we should all write to the postmaster for an explaination. It would, if nothing else, increase mail and give them all something to do!

Scott

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Health Care Reform or Government Power Grab?

By scottMurtha | Published: March 26, 2010

Now that our government has adopted their new health care reform legislation it is now time for us to brace for what is coming. I have devoted a great deal of time watching and listening to both sides of this issue during the past month. I also spent a great deal of time reading over the posted bill(s) which I found to be very confusing and hard to understand.

What I brought away from all of this is quite simply the feeling that our government is (a) completely out of touch with the citizens of this country, (b) our elected officials continue to act in their best interest, not in the best interest of the citizens of this conutry and (c) that it is very obvious that this administration is doing everything it can to change us into a model of Europe (socialism).

I am not a Republican or Democrat, I am an American citizen who feel betrayed by his government. An overwhelming majority of us made it very clear that although we feel that the way healthcare is paid for needs to be reformed and that there should be more competition for us to choose from, we never supported what just took place.

I can only hope that the American citizens awaken and understand what this is truly about and take the necessary measures at the pole to stop the insanity.

Scott

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More government mandates equal less employment

By scottMurtha | Published: February 9, 2010

That’s right. The more mandates and regulations you impose on businesses the less people they employee. I know there are people out there that would disagree with this statement but, I would be willing to bet that most of them do not own/operate businesses. Small businesses are hit especially hard.

 

Many people do not understand that employee benefits (whether offered or mandated) add a substantial amount to a companies payroll costs. This, in turn, directs more of a companies profit to pay the benefits which affects the companies ability to expand it’s business because of a decrease in cash flow. Some say “just raise your prices”. Well that may seem easy but in today’s economy people and businesses are watching their cash flow closer than ever. All businesses would like to give their employee’s the same pay and benefits enjoyed by those who are paid by tax dollars. Government just raises you taxes to pay for pay raises and increased benefits. They have no competition like the private sector does.

This is not a statement of jealousy or contempt. It is fact. Government at every level needs to start realizing that the more they tax, the less everyone has (including companies). Federal employees on average make 30% more than their counterparts that work in the private sector. Federal employees continue to receive generous pay and benefit increases while the rest of us make due with what we have. Is this fair? Legacy costs for taxpayer paid employees continues to rise. Many taxpayer paid employees can retire at 55 (police, fire, teachers, corrections) and they will continue to receive their benefits at current levels until age 65 when they become eligible for Medicare. Is this fair to the rest of us that have to continue to work well beyond that time. Non taxpayer paid employees work just as hard. It is time for all governments from local to federal to stop looking at ways to create more financial hardship on us and look at ways to start bringing more equity to all Americans not just those who earn their living from taxpayer dollars.

Let me know your thoughts.

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Season Changes Affect Paper

By scottMurtha | Published: October 22, 2009

Now that the weather has changed and we are experiencing cooler temperatures you will most likely notice more jamming in your copiers and printers. The reason for this is the drop in humidity in the air. Lack of humidity creates a wonderful environment for static electricity to build inside your printer or copier. This can lead to an increase in paper jams as well as wrinkling of the sheet. A simple solution is to run a humidifier in the area/room that you operate this type of equipment. You want to acheive a humdity level of between 40% and 50%.

In the summer months when there is a rise in the humidity in the air, you can experience curling in your paper which can also create jams. It is a good idea to run dehumidifiers if needed to keep the humidity level between 40% and 50%.

I hope these suggestions help you run your office efficently. Remember to call Scott’s Discount Printing for those hard to produce projects. We have state of the art equipment and highly trained staff that can produce the most difficult projects at very competitive prices.

Bye for now,

Scott & Charla

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Please Think Before Printing This Email…

By scottMurtha | Published: August 27, 2009

I am noticing more and more emails with this message at the bottom. I fully support everyone doing what they can to help protect our environment but on this particular issue I do not fully understand the concern and here is why.

One of the most renewable resources on earth are trees. I am not talking about the trees in the rainforest that are being harvested. I am talking about trees that are commercially grown for the purpose of producing paper. It is currently reported that 3 trees are planted for every tree that is harvested for paper production. Tress that are commercially grown for paper production are fast growing (mostly soft woods). The paper that is produced is bio-degradable.

What I would worry more about is the carbon footprint that is required to make all of the computers that are producing the emails. If you look at the componets used, they are either metal or plastic (derived from oil). Computers are not easily disposed of like paper is. Computer componets, for the most part, are not recycled and if they are it is very costly to do so. Computer monitors give off radiation that enters our atmosphere.

The point I am making is that our society has adopted the computer (and emails) as a mainstream communication process and we  have to understand that paper is a major part of that communication. We should all continue to make wise choices as to what needs to be printed but I don’t think what the alarmists are saying about depletion of our natural resorces through the printing of emails is as big of a deal as they make it to be. What are your thoughts.

Bye for now, Scott

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