Barack Obama wants to lure the country along with speaking about lowering taxes for the middle class and raising taxes on business and anyone that makes over $250,000. Of course this gets everyone interested! "HEY! More money for ME! Let those greedy business owners and stockholders pay!"
I agree that in the business world there IS a lot of greed. Unfortunately it is what makes the world turn. Perhaps putting some checks and balances on it...instituting more accountability would be a much better idea.
Let's face it, when ANYONE buys stock in a company they want a really good return...meaning BIG PROFITS. Those big profits are not only good for the stockholders but it gives the companies the means to expand...thus creating more jobs. If you tax them more it eats into the profits...stockholders bail...companies lose money...loss of jobs. If middle class America doesn't have jobs, they won't have to worry about ANY taxes. (oooo...even better! NOT)
There are lots of 'small' businesses that make more than $250,000 per year...ON PAPER. By the time they pay for the health insurance that Barack Obama is proposing that ALL business owners will be obligated to have for all employees...plus the high utility prices...why own a business? Again...less jobs.
I have nothing against health care reform. I just don't like the idea that EITHER candidate has.
People keep talking about how the middle class carries this country on its shoulders becuz of the taxes it pays. It sure feels that way...BUT...why do they have a paycheck to pay taxes FROM? Becuz of business. We SHOULD be kind to businesses...that are doing HONEST business. If anything, as I said, put accountability measures into place. AND give them incentives to keep their business in THIS country. Put some curbs on Unions that get power hungry themselves and make it impossible for companies to keep operating in the black. Businesses need to work with their employees so that everyone can be satisfied and Unions have no reason for being.
Frankly, out of the two candidates, what I'm hearing from Obama sounds more like a big flush job. Right now we are circling the pipes.
I was not happy with McCain's performance in the debates. Although he did make some really great points last night, unfortunately his demeanor is all that most ppl noticed. And Obama can sit there an keep punching towards the fact that he has plans to help young ppl be able to go to college, etc. but just WHAT are those plans? You said you want to take a scalpel to the budget to find the money to fund your plans. Well...DUH! McCain has those plans too. Anyone with any brain wattage would have that plan. Nothing new.
Okay...I said more than I had started out to say. Here is one more thing to consider...
Our government is made up of a check and balance system. With a majority Democratic Congress just how much check and balance will be going on if there is a Democratic President?
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In OTHER news:
Had my last Labor Relations class last night. Whew. Handed in my paper (which I will post later) but I wasn't REAL thrilled with it as it was only allowed to be 6 pages long and I had to edit it like crazy. However, our team presentation was GREAT! I got matched up with just the right guys. Everyone else's presentation seemed pretty thin and uneventful by comparison, if I do say so myself. I think the instructor was definitely surprised by my part of the presentation becuz I was pretty quiet in his class...unlike the big mouths that sat in the second row. When I was doing my part of the presentation (I use a lot of eye contact) I saw some looks on even THEIR faces like, "oh! I never thought of it that way". Our group was one of two that the instructor had no questions for when we were done. That is a GOOD thing becuz he only asked questions when the presentation was like swiss cheese.
My one team member, Elden, added the cherry on top with his part of the presentation becuz he had called the Obama and McCain headquarters here in Ohio and asked them some pretty pointed economic/union questions. Then proceeded to point out why Obama's views will only serve to pandor to unions and it backed up my points of the presentation about how unions will end up running the country and regular citizens will no longer have a voice...neither will business owners.
ANYWAY...the class ended on a really high note and I'm pleased!
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