Absolutely Brilliant!.......I may steal that. I'm just saying....... On Feb 2, 9:10 pm, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > To All My Valued Employees, > > There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of > this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the > economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. > However, the good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to > your job. What does threaten your job however, is the changing > political landscape in this country. However, let me tell you some > little tidbits of fact which might help you decide what is in your > best interests. > > First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against > employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there > is a Back Story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed > by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. > You've seen my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure; all > these flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about > my life. > > However, what you don't see is the BACK STORY: > > I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 > square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment > was converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into > building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you. > > My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent > went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a > defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I > stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and > partying. In fact, I was married to my business -- hard work, > discipline, and sacrifice. > > Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a > modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy > cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. > Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I > was trolling through the discount store extracting any clothing item > that didn't look like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends > refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did > not. I put my time, my money, and my life into a business with a > vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these > luxuries my friends supposedly had. > > So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9 A.M. , mentally > check in at about noon , and then leave at 5 P.M. , I don't. There is > no "off" button for me. When you leave the office, you are done and > you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the > freedom. I eat, and breathe this company every minute of the day. > There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour. Every > day this business is attached to my hip like a 1 year old special- > needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of that garden -- the > nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... you never realize the Back > Story and the sacrifices I've made. > > Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the > right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people > who didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel > entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of > my life for. > > Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is > steep and not without wounds. > > Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, > is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me > tell you why: > > I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay > enough. I have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and > use taxes. Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment > taxes. Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these > taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. > Government mandates and regulations and all the accounting that goes > with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to > the US Treasury for $288,000 for quarterly taxes. You know what my > "stimulus" check was? Zero.. Nada. Zilch. > > The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the > guy who has provided 45 people good paying jobs and serves over > 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single > mother sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her > next welfare check? Obviously, government feels the latter is the > economic stimulus of this country. > > The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd > quit and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. > Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree > which is why your job is in jeopardy. > > Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy > you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government > mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of > depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have > spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic > growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in > the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now. > > When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't > defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to > life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the > heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must > stimulate it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington > believe the poor of America are the essential drivers of the American > economic engine. Nothing could be further from the truth and this is > the type of change you can keep. > > So where am I going with all this? > > It's quite simple. > > If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be > swift and simple. I'll fire you. I'll fire your co-workers. You can > then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and > your child's future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more. > > Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and > retire. You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the > productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to > provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship. > > So, if you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it > will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this > country, steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its > landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me sitting on a > beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about.... > > Signed, THE BOSS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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