Sunday, July 10, 2011

Video: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) asks: Where Are the Jobs?

 

In the weekly GOP radio and Internet address, Washington state Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers says the economy is actually creating fewer jobs month-to-month despite talk of economic recovery.

2 comments:

Jonah said...

Our family has owned a business for almost 40 years. I started paying the bills for the business about 7 years ago and I was alarmed to learn the cost to run a business.

Our small business pays.......
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
STATE INCOME TAX
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
7% SOCIAL SECURITY TAX FOR EMPLOYEES
(this is in addition to the 7% the employee gives the government)
PROPERTY TAX
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
UTILITY TAXES ON GAS, ELECTRIC, AND PHONE
GASOLINE TAX
SALES TAX TO THE STATE FOR EVERYTHING WE SELL
APROXIMATELY 7% SALES TAX ON EVERYTHING WE BUY

Plus we pay.......
MEDICAL INSURANCE
AUTO INSURANCE
PROPERTY INSURANCE
LIABILITY INSURANCE
WORKMAN’S COMP
VARIOUS LICENSES AND PERMITS
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few things.

I understand why some businesses hire undocumented workers to avoid the tax burden. Or worse yet they just pull up stakes and move out of the country. Our government’s over taxation and interference has caused small businesses to be reluctant to hire more employees. Under the Obama regime we’ll see businesses leaving the country droves. It is no wonder that our country’s economy is on a downward spiral.

OBAMACARE WILL RAISE OUR TAXES AND NOW OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS
WANT TO TAX US EVEN MORE?

dsm said...

@Jonah,

Yeah. That's insane. And the regulatory uncertainty all those government entities create also complicates things for small businesses. I heard a really good podcast about this. There's a partial transcript in case you prefer to read rather than listen to the discussion.