When the economy got rough my employer had to cut back staffing. By the time they were done we had dropped about 70% of our staff, down to the bare minimum needed to operate each department. We kept the best people and asked them to do a lot more for the same money, and sometimes less. We went to smaller quarters. We re-thought everything. We looked for fat and cut it. We analyzed how we did things when we were busy and a bit lazy and got into shape.
As it turns out, there were better, faster, and more efficient ways to get the same things done with fewer people, while spending less money. We needed to do that, we did it, and we are surviving. And if ever it comes time to grow again, then we’ll expand with more care and efficiency than before.
If we apply the way Democrats approach Government to business (our lemonade stand) it is the exact opposite.
