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aceventura3 · 02-06-2006, 09:44 AM

I am a small business owner. When Bush got congress to agree to tax cuts, I received a check for $600. I used the money to help buy a new copy machine in my office. With my old machine I had an employee spending about 15 to 20 hours per week using the copier. With the new machine the time is about 7 hours. I paid the employee $10/hr. With the extra time we trained him to handle some higher value customer service duties. After he proved he could handle the new responsibilities I gave him a $2/hr. raise.

Because of the Bush tax cut that employee is making about $4,000 more per year. I have a more productive employee and I am providing better service to my customers. With better service his job and income is more secure as is mine. Thanks to Bush's tax cut.

If you multiply my experience buy all of the other small business owners who invested tax cuts back into their business, you can clearly see how those cuts were good for the economy, good for working people and good for increasing federal tax revenues.

If you raise taxes my business may not grow, with no growth I cut costs, payroll is my biggest controllable cost, I would have to let people go or cut their hours. I loose, my employees loose, the government looses.

To those who normally don't think this stuff through, including those in Washington, please think about it. try talking to some small business owners. Please understand that small business is the driver of our economy.

02-06-2006, 09:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
aceventura3 Junkie Location: Ventura County	I am a small business owner. When Bush got congress to agree to tax cuts, I received a check for $600. I used the money to help buy a new copy machine in my office. With my old machine I had an employee spending about 15 to 20 hours per week using the copier. With the new machine the time is about 7 hours. I paid the employee $10/hr. With the extra time we trained him to handle some higher value customer service duties. After he proved he could handle the new responsibilities I gave him a $2/hr. raise. Because of the Bush tax cut that employee is making about $4,000 more per year. I have a more productive employee and I am providing better service to my customers. With better service his job and income is more secure as is mine. Thanks to Bush's tax cut. If you multiply my experience buy all of the other small business owners who invested tax cuts back into their business, you can clearly see how those cuts were good for the economy, good for working people and good for increasing federal tax revenues. If you raise taxes my business may not grow, with no growth I cut costs, payroll is my biggest controllable cost, I would have to let people go or cut their hours. I loose, my employees loose, the government looses. To those who normally don't think this stuff through, including those in Washington, please think about it. try talking to some small business owners. Please understand that small business is the driver of our economy. __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch." "It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions on vegetarianism while the wolf is of a different opinion." "If you live among wolves you have to act like one." "A lady screams at the mouse but smiles at the wolf. A gentleman is a wolf who sends flowers."