Uhhh...they're not going to do that until they feel they're getting some kind of support---any support---out of D.C. Dear Leader extended the Bush tax laws for a couple years but promises to kill them for good in 2013. You call that support? Businesses know that they'll get smacked again in a couple of years and are planning accordingly. They aren't going to hire anyone until they feel confident they'll still be in business a few years down the road. They want certainty and all they get is uncertainty from the knuckleheads in Washington, D.C. Comprende??? This is the most anti-business administration ever.