[Vision2020] Candidate issues - The Economy

[Tom Hansen]

Excellent point, Mr. Rumelhart.

The comments to whichyou are responding are extremely similar to those 
comments made concerning increased minimum wage . . . it's going to kill 
corporate America, which explains the "deaths" of so many businesses in 
the state of Washington (the state with the highest minimum wage), huh?

Corporate America will respond the same way they have generation after 
generation after . . .

I can sum up corporate America's response in one word: competition.

Regardless of a company's tax (or payroll) liability, it will continue to 
attempt to provide the best product at the lowest price.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho




> I'm sorry, but the hell they do.  I'm not saying that no corporations 
> should make a profit.  That would be silly.  I'm saying that no 
> _specific_ corporation has a right to a profit.  They only have a right 
> to be able to compete on a level playing field. 
> 
> If Corporation X goes broke because Uncle Sam raised their taxes, then 
> Corporation Y (who has found a way to work a little leaner) will step in 
> and take over their customers.  Likewise, if Corporation X pulls up it's 
> stakes in the US and moves it's headquarters to China, then Corporation 
> Y might just step up to the plate with a "made in America" ad campaign.  
> It's not like we're going to run every corporation into the ground 
> because we're raising taxes on them.  Like you said, they'll just pass 
> it on to the customer anyway.  But now said customer has a choice - 
> should they spend their extra paycheck money on shoes for the kids, or 
> on a widget from Company X?
> 
> Paul
>


---------------------------------------------
This message was sent by First Step Internet.
           http://www.fsr.com/