re: #294 jamesfirecat

Okay then, what do you consider to be the right way for the government to spend money when the market is down?

Funny thing is, they don’t have to “spend” a dime!

One HUGE reason companies aren’t and haven’t been hiring id they are skittish about how much it will cost them when/if health care reform passes. Companies like to have 3 month, 6 month, 1 year and 5 year plans. It’s immpossible to plan/ budget if you have no idea what a fixed cost will be

ALSO ,,, raising taxes on “CORPORTAIONS” causes the same problem. In that those raised taxes have to come from somewhere, and I gauruntee it will not come from their profits nor profit margin, it will come from one of two places

charge the consumer more for that companies goods or services, which will most likely mean they will sell less due to the higher consumer cost
OR ,, cut more overhead ( read ,, SATFF)

Ever notice a big company moving it’s headquarters from State “A” to State “B”? REASON ,,, state “A” gave them tax breaks

Benefits the company, obvioulsy, but ALSO benefits the state

Brings in jobs which the state takes taxes out of. Peolple with jobs spend money near home, which increases the profits in THOSE stores and the state collects MORE taxes from them