Ken's Comments

Data centers are wrongly getting a bad rap based on out of date information. United States Senators, like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want them put on hold.  The State of New York is moving a bill to put a one year moratorium on building data centers.  If word goes out that one is coming to your community, the "Not In My BackYard" types immediately start objecting.  Opponents don't care that data centers provide good jobs and tax revenue for communities.  Nor do they care that data centers are important technological centers supporting the next big thing, Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Worst of all, the fears expressed by opponents are out of date and don't apply. Data centers are specialized facilities designed to house large scale IT infrastructure - primarily servers, storage systems, and networking equipment.  These devices generate a lot of heat and require cooling to keep them from overheating and the machinery being damaged as a result. ...

Almost anyone will tell you there are stark differences between Democrats and President Donald Trump.  I thought I'd call out some differences in a way that I have not seen anyone else do.  Two comparisons, one looking "back" to compare what the Democrats did to stimulate the economy under President Obama versus what President Trump did.  The other comparison looks forward - what is President Trump promising to do on the subject of jobs versus what the Democrat candidates for President are promising to do if they are elected.  But let's start with the look back. In 2009, President Barack Obama was sworn into office and joining him was a huge Democrat majority in the U.S. House and a "filibuster-proof" majority in the U.S. Senate.  Upon taking office, President Obama and the Democrats were faced with an economy in shambles.  They made it a top priority to develop and pass legislation in 2009 to stimulate the economy. In 2016, President Trump was sworn in...