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divagrrrl · 10-18-2004, 12:10 PM

and I need fair answers from BOTH sides of the fence.

Which of our two main candidates is a better friend to small business? I am a Massage Therapist, paid as an independent contractor. I gross about $28,000, take about $12,000 in write-offs, leaving me with about $16,000 to live on each year. Of this, the IRS wants to take about $3500 on average, leaving me to live on $1050 a month, in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, mind you, one of the most expensive places in the country. Most APARTMENTS rent for $850-1000 a month.

I carry my own insurance. I rent an apartment (a very small one). I pay my bills. And I qualify for several social programs, but feel I am too prideful to suck off the government tit. I am going broker and broker.... who is going to be my ideal president? I am so sick of candidates talking about what's wrong and not telling their solutions to make it right. WHO is going to better MY life in office? Or at least not make it worse?

10-18-2004, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
divagrrrl Crazy Location: SoCal	I have a question regarding our candidates and I need fair answers from BOTH sides of the fence. Which of our two main candidates is a better friend to small business? I am a Massage Therapist, paid as an independent contractor. I gross about $28,000, take about $12,000 in write-offs, leaving me with about $16,000 to live on each year. Of this, the IRS wants to take about $3500 on average, leaving me to live on $1050 a month, in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, mind you, one of the most expensive places in the country. Most APARTMENTS rent for $850-1000 a month. I carry my own insurance. I rent an apartment (a very small one). I pay my bills. And I qualify for several social programs, but feel I am too prideful to suck off the government tit. I am going broker and broker.... who is going to be my ideal president? I am so sick of candidates talking about what's wrong and not telling their solutions to make it right. WHO is going to better MY life in office? Or at least not make it worse?