I don't think too much should be taken from the election results other than old people voted and young people didn't. Unlike in 2008.
But there are three things that are bugging me.
1. Corporations have reported record profits. See: Profits have surged 62 percent from the start of 2009 to mid-2010 under Barack Obama
2. There was an alliance between businesses and Republicans to buy political advertisements. See: Spending blitz by outside groups helped secure big GOP wins
3. Some of these ads were based on Jedi mind tricks to get people to vote against their interests. See: How Neuromarketers Tapped the Vote Button in Your Brain to Help the GOP Win the House
So, the question is, normally businesses invest in new "things" with their profits, people, machinery, etc; but why did businesses refuse to hire new employees with their record profits and instead donate these to a political party? Why keep unemployment artificially high? What do corporations want in return?
