It is odd, from my perspective, that we are leaving 8 years of the most right wing government the country has seen in modern times, and a 2 man business can hardly make enough money to make a descent living. Not because he's not had the business but because the "government" screws him.
Too bad you weren't Exxon, you don't get tax breaks until you may $39 billion (profit mind you) and your silent partner is the VP... ________________________________________ From: Michael B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? Thanks William. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange -----Original Message----- From: WL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? www.kleenex.com On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I get irritated. > > > > I'm a "small business owner" with a minority partner. Our revenue is what it > is. But we've already got a 40% tax bite PLUS what it costs us to run the > business (supplies, travel, marketing – TANSTAAFL). > > > > It's a VERY rare week when I get to work only 40 hours a week. > > > > And yet…because I work hard for my money, I was willing to take a risk and > go out "on my own", and was somewhat successful – I should pay even MORE for > that? Even after the self-employment tax I already pay? > > > > Bah. It's almost enough to make me want to go flip burgers. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael > > Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange > > > > From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:35 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? > > > > To the top few percent, they have money all over the world. Raising taxes > here and there in the grand scheme of things doesn't make much difference. > > America levies pretty hefty taxes, and I think it was something like the top > 5% earners pay about 50% of the taxes in this country, between income tax, > luxury tax etc. Now you want those same 5% to pay another 10%? Or 20%? > > > > Notice how the bar keeps sliding, it went from 250k, to 200k and Biden even > said 150k the other day. 150k for a dual working family is far from rich! > And to pay another 1,500.00/yr or so in taxes (forget higher prices on top) > only means no vacation that year, or wait an extra year to buy that car, or > upgrade the house. > > > > People who make money know HOW to make it, they treat a dollar like an > employee, having the dollar sit in a bank does not make more revenue for > them. trickle down economics work because if you can get more people to buy > more of your goods then you make more money. Then you hire more people > because production is up, and then profits go up with it. Raising taxes, > means you do more with less, because sales go down because you have to raise > the price of your goods to compensate for the higher tax. > > > > The thing that disgusts me is that people think they are entitled to more. > In the tax cut for 95% of America, 40% of those don't pay income tax. So the > only way to lower their tax any more is to give them a check, that is called > welfare, the government handing out checks for money you didn't earn, this > is also called socialism as a common definition. > > > > So if 40% of America is going to get a 'check' back then 40% of America is > in a welfare system. The problem is these programs for people are out there. > When I was struggling we were on Medicaid when my wife got pregnant and were > taken care of just great. The programs are there, people think they deserve > a check. > > > > Did anyone see the woman complaining about how she can only afford ½ gallon > of milk and not a full gallon. First off she was extremely overweight so > food didn't seem to be a problem, there was a 2 liter coke bottle in the > background, and she had those long curvy designed nails, which costs about > 50 bucks. So while shes crying she cant afford milk, she can afford soda, > and to get her nails done. I guess she will get a nice big 'check' so she > can get her nails done more often. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
