Close but no cigar

[sailsmen]

The only Cabinet member who ever owned a business was Orszag who started a consulting business and he quit in July. The rest of the Cabinet members the closest to private sector were lobbyist, attorneys for political law firms and academia.
They have impressive resumees and they have never started a business, never made a payroll, never made a business plan, never borrowed money to start a business, never purchased insurance, never hired a CPA or lawyer, never been through an OSHA audit, never attended an EEOC complaint as the employer, never been sued as a business owner, never laid off workers, etc, etc.

The $600 1099 requirement is a perfect example of their ignorance. I bought a business computer from Best Buy for $800 so I will have to get Best Buy's Tax ID number and then send them a 1099.

[CBT]

The only Cabinet member who ever owned a business was Orszag who started a consulting business and he quit in July. The rest of the Cabinet members the closest to private sector were lobbyist, attorneys for political law firms and academia.
They have impressive resumees and they have never started a business, never made a payroll, never made a business plan, never borrowed money to start a business, never purchased insurance, never hired a CPA or lawyer, never been through an OSHA audit, never attended an EEOC complaint as the employer, never been sued as a business owner, never laid off workers, etc, etc.

The $600 1099 requirement is a perfect example of their ignorance. I bought a business computer from Best Buy for $800 so I will have to get Best Buy's Tax ID number and then send them a 1099.

When I become an LLC, I'm writing off my computer also, thanks for the info!

[SC Cheesehead]

The only Cabinet member who ever owned a business was Orszag who started a consulting business and he quit in July. The rest of the Cabinet members the closest to private sector were lobbyist, attorneys for political law firms and academia.
They have impressive resumees and they have never started a business, never made a payroll, never made a business plan, never borrowed money to start a business, never purchased insurance, never hired a CPA or lawyer, never been through an OSHA audit, never attended an EEOC complaint as the employer, never been sued as a business owner, never laid off workers, etc, etc.

The $600 1099 requirement is a perfect example of their ignorance. I bought a business computer from Best Buy for $800 so I will have to get Best Buy's Tax ID number and then send them a 1099.

^^^^^ You nailed it, my friend. ^^^^^^

To paraphrase old Louie Armstrong, "If you can't feel it, I can't hardly 'splain it to you." Our current administration in a nutshell.

[PonyUP]

The only Cabinet member who ever owned a business was Orszag who started a consulting business and he quit in July. The rest of the Cabinet members the closest to private sector were lobbyist, attorneys for political law firms and academia.
They have impressive resumees and they have never started a business, never made a payroll, never made a business plan, never borrowed money to start a business, never purchased insurance, never hired a CPA or lawyer, never been through an OSHA audit, never attended an EEOC complaint as the employer, never been sued as a business owner, never laid off workers, etc, etc.

The $600 1099 requirement is a perfect example of their ignorance. I bought a business computer from Best Buy for $800 so I will have to get Best Buy's Tax ID number and then send them a 1099.

Yes, you really nailed it here. How can we expect the Congress to budget for a country and manage a tax system for a country,when they have no experience doing it on any level. Great point.

[sailsmen]

Very few Congressmen have ever owned a business. I think my suggestion of keeping the current tax rate for those who own a business that is taxed as an individual is brilliant and yet all these brilliant politicians never thought of it. Supposedly the Republicans are pro business so why didn't they think of it and supposedly the Democrats are Progressive with new ideas so why didn't they think of it? Because they are all focused on ideology and not solutions.

[MrBluGruv]

What is wrong with the government when they are looking at the "spending" habits of the unemployed to fuel growth? These guys have no fiscal compass what so ever. Just goes to show that you need demonstrated real world experience to run a country.......

I think that that's a sure sign of the long-term corruption within government, as such a HEAVY reliance on shady economic practices can only come about from turning a blind eye and refusing to address a problem or inappropriate behavior when it arises.

[SC Cheesehead]

I think that that's a sure sign of the long-term corruption within government, as such a HEAVY reliance on shady economic practices can only come about from turning a blind eye and refusing to address a problem or inappropriate behavior when it arises.

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton

[sailsmen]

What is totally out of whack is the influence a small group of people have on our Nation's fiscal policy regardless of which party is in the WH it is the same group of WS guys. Yet if you look at the total monetary bucket this group represents it is less than 2% of our economy and they are calling all the shots.
Look at where all the top Treasury and Fed people came from for the past 40 years, all from the same small group.
They come up with schemes such as the Fed printing money and giving it to the banks as a 0% loan with no terms and then the banks use that free printed money to buy the TBills from the Treasury. The only real money is the interest that we pay.
This kind of "scheme" is exactly why the dollar will be replaced as the standard for trading oil. When you see the price of oil fluctuate most of the time it is due to changes in the value of the dollar, supply/demand does not change that quickly, from "schemes" this small group has cooked up.

Where are the torches and pitch forks?

[SC Cheesehead]

Line forms to the right...

[kernie]

Line forms to the right...

Whatcha after?

Liberals?

[SC Cheesehead]

Whatcha after?

Liberals?

This is Sailsman's mob, and I think he's after politicians in general...

[PonyUP]

This is Sailsman's mob, and I think he's after politicians in general...

I normally don't subscribe to a mob mentality, but if we're going after politicians in general, sign me up

[kernie]

This is Sailsman's mob, and I think he's after politicians in general...

I normally don't subscribe to a mob mentality, but if we're going after politicians in general, sign me up

Well i'm not overly fond of em myself...

But who are we gonna put in charge after we git em?

I say we let Leadfoot decide!

[SC Cheesehead]

Well i'm not overly fond of em myself...

But who are we gonna put in charge after we git em?

I say we put Leadfoot in charge!

fixed it for you...

[Leadfoot281]

Lol!!! ^^^

My rule would last about 3 weeks before someone knocked me off.

Domestic issues.
1. Appoint Ted Nugent, Sarah Palin, Chuck Norris, Ann Coulter, and a German Shepard to the Supreme Court. After that, I'd teach the remaining members how to read and write.
2. Stop illegal "immigrants" by invading Mexico and turning it into out 51st state.
3. Kill the bill. No more nationalized health care. Companies are leaving the US rather than trying to deal with it. It's a global economy! How can we compete with one hand tied behind our back? If our stuff is cheaper maybe people will buy it. If you're smart you'll get your own dang insurance with the money you saved.
4. Privatize education. If the school sucks, don't go there. They'll figure out how to improve if they want to stay in business. The free market works, Fedzilla does not.

Fiscal policy.
1. Abolish absolutely ALL corporate taxes. When you tax a company, they pass the expense on to you. Tax 'em too much and their stuff gets to be too expensive to buy and that's when they leave America. Now you ain't got a job or money. That'd end under my rule.
2. Balanced budget amendment. No surpluses either.
3. Fire half of Fedzilla. The ATF's job can be done locally. Consider them gone. Privatize the other half of Fedzilla.
4. No more IRS refunds for anyone. I've never got one, why should anyone else? Tax the poor until they become succesfull. Reduce taxes on the succesfull as an incentive to the poor.

Foriegn relations.
1. Send France a "Get well soon" card.
2. Get out of Afganistan. Bin Laden isn't there and we all know it. We'll use the troops to take over Mexico instead.
3. Demand an appology from Canada for Bryan Adams, Paul Shaffer, and Celine Dion.

New Holidays!
1. National "Take your gun to work" day. This will held the first Monday of every week.
2. National "Draw a funny picture of the Prophet Muhhammed day".
3. National "Sink or swim day". On this special day people are reminded that help is not on the way and they'd better learn how to take of themselves and that it's not Fedzillas job to do so. The motto is "You have a safe country. You have plenty of opportunity. You don't need a baby sitter".