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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:19 AM Original message |
Can someone help me out here? Is raising taxes on the rich going to hurt the small business owners? |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. First, get a clue about deductions. Any "income" earned by an S1 that is passed to the owner |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. :Please expand on this. Are you saying that there are small businesses and there are |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. So, you've answered your own question. They are not making over $250K per year. |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think you are on target |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. No, it will not hurt them. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. So many people don't understand the difference between one tax rate on all income vs |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. Business owners will try to maintain their income. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. If they hire new people or purchase equipment it would seem to me that the |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. The new hire and equipment increase income |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Doesn't work that way |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. It also ignores that prices are set by *supply* and *demand*, not *cost* |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Do you think that if we cut taxes on the rich, some of the difference might "trickle down" to us? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. That is such bullshit, complete bullshit |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Or they will invest more while taxes are high knowing someday an extreme rightist will lower taxes. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. Some might |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. However, capital gains is addressed in the proposed legislation. I see a lot of uninformed posts |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. What I was looking for was some data that could prove my point, which is in essential |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Recind Bush cuts and tax wealthy are not the same |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. I have a different problem with it. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-01-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Might surprise you that Joe the Plumber asked basically the same question |
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