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Wes Mantooth · 12-08-2010, 11:56 AM

A friend of mine runs a small gas station/convenience store nearby, its been there for about 20 odd years and always seems busy but he's saying roughly the same thing. I've never prodded him on specifics but he's more or less telling me that taxes/regs are making it so difficult to turn any kind of meaningful profit that he's starting to question weather its worth staying in business. Its just too much of a hassle for the small profit he's making, if he's now facing an additional 35% tax increase I can see him closing down for good and just washing his hands of it. I would probably do the same, its just not worth it.

We can't just keep ignoring these problems.

12-08-2010, 11:56 AM	#49 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	A friend of mine runs a small gas station/convenience store nearby, its been there for about 20 odd years and always seems busy but he's saying roughly the same thing. I've never prodded him on specifics but he's more or less telling me that taxes/regs are making it so difficult to turn any kind of meaningful profit that he's starting to question weather its worth staying in business. Its just too much of a hassle for the small profit he's making, if he's now facing an additional 35% tax increase I can see him closing down for good and just washing his hands of it. I would probably do the same, its just not worth it. We can't just keep ignoring these problems. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”