"Give me more customers, and I will hire more people. Give me a tax break, and I will take my wife to Aruba."

[rocks 494]

Anyone who wants a job.

Wrong. Unless you meant "Anyone who wants a job that has been brainwashed by rich people". I know several people, none of which is rich (one is on welfare), and they want to protect the rich, despite that hurting their own pocket. These people are below average intelligence.

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[JohnR! 5,495]

I care about all people. Or try to. Even the rich. Yes, some rich people got that way by being bad human beings. But not the vast majority. The vast majority got that way by not having a life and making all the right decisions.

True. Not all rich persons got there through deceit or dishonesty, or by finding ways to send their money abroad and finagling with their income in order to stay within a 14% tax bracket, which is half of that of the average American taxpayer.

Some did work hard and paid and still pay their taxes are they should, in their correct brackets.

[mawilson 2,133]

Wrong. Unless you meant "Anyone who wants a job that has been brainwashed by rich people". I know several people, none of which is rich (one is on welfare), and they want to protect the rich, despite that hurting their own pocket. These people are below average intelligence.

Do you know any poor people who created jobs? Your intelligence is above average, you should be able to answer that.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I care about all people. Or try to. Even the rich. Yes, some rich people got that way by being bad human beings. But not the vast majority. The vast majority got that way by not having a life and making all the right decisions.

With risk comes rewards. Some people just want the rewards without putting their manhood (or womanhood) under the knife. Those are the same people that failed arithmetic. I am not part of the 1%, but you can't claim me and the rest of humanity as your allies.

[mawilson 2,133]

finagling with their income in order to stay within a 14% tax bracket, which is half of that of the average American taxpayer.

If anything, it's closer to double that of the average American taxpayer. The average American tax payer pays less than 10% in federal taxes relative to their income (the effective rate).

[rocks 494]

Do you know any poor people who created jobs? Your intelligence is above average, you should be able to answer that.

Personal attacks so soon? Oh dear.

Are you saying that someone on welfare that wants to protect the 1% is smart?

No one is creating jobs here, rich or poor.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Do you know any poor people who created jobs? Your intelligence is above average, you should be able to answer that.

In fact, all you need do is look around.

Poor people employ the banks who issue them with pre-paid credit cards at a fee, pre-paid cell-phones, gas stations, grocery stores and many other businesses.

[rocks 494]

In fact, all you need do is look around.

Poor people employ the banks who issue them with pre-paid credit cards at a fee, pre-paid cell-phones, gas stations, grocery stores and many other businesses.

Where would Walmart be without all the poor people?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Where would Walmart be without all the poor people?

Or Dollar General and other thrifty stores....

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Ignorance is such bliss from these bullshit articles that are posted from MotherJones/ThinkProgress, etc...

They don't have a damn clue as to what the hell they are even talking about. Not to mention the fact that you can still be a small business will millions in revenue and not have a huge profit margin either.

A LOT of Sole Proprieters that have a "revenue" of over a million or so a year, but their "profits" are just enough to take care of them, their family, and maybe the one or two workers they have. Taxing these people even higher could be devastating.

A LOT of small businesses are also corporations (as in INC, NOT LLC. Prior to the mid-90's LLC wasn't exactly an option and any other small business that's been around for 20+ years is actually incorporated. So cheering on higher corporate tax rates can be devastating as well.

Everyone thinks "corporation" and thinks evil without understanding that there's a difference between "Fortune 500" and your average "corporation."

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

In fact, all you need do is look around.

Poor people employ the banks who issue them with pre-paid credit cards at a fee, pre-paid cell-phones, gas stations, grocery stores and many other businesses.

Consumers are not employers. They are customers.

[rocks 494]

Or Dollar General and other thrifty stores....

They are doing well at the moment, a new one seems to open up every few months!

[JohnR! 5,495]

Consumers are not employers. They are customers.

Business owners are also consumers.

They are doing well at the moment, a new one seems to open up every few months!

I think they survive on the vast array or luxury items they sell, such as yachts, exotic cars and lavish residences... It certainly can't be on the stuff poor people buy....

[rocks 494]

I think they survive on the vast array or luxury items they sell, such as yachts, exotic cars and lavish residences... It certainly can't be on the stuff poor people buy....

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Business owners are also consumers.

Yes, but we just pass the cost onto the consumers of our products and services.