Quote:Oh please, those regulations are not killing small businesses!! It may be a little extra paperwork but no businessman I've dealt with ever said these filing requirements are making them un-competitive. That's total hogwash. The paper work is an added expense at most, but to think that additional paper work (which only occurs after you have 50 employees) is causing harm to small businesses is just not true--- And really lazy economics!!!


From a micro economic and macro economic standpoint, the problem small businesses have, as I said earlier, is that deregulation has created oligopolies in almost every industry. Do some reasearch on oligopolies. Once a market/industry reaches this level, the squeeze on small companies pushes them out.


That's just the facts, friend. If you want to whine and complain about paperwork, go for it. But you don't understand businesses if you think that what makes or breaks a business is their federal filing requirements.

All that sounds great if you ignore the reality that regulations create the olgopies you and I both hate. Want some evidence look at the energy sector, regulation says we get one power company to choose from based on where you live and what contract your local county/city decided. Regulation means we get one landline provider (granted that's going tl the wasteside since the open and competitive market of Mobile phones emerged.) Regulation means you have one waste company to choose from again decided by your local county or city. Regulation means we all have one standard for healthcare and you have no right to choose not to participate. Regulation means the state reserves the right to not only pick the winners but also the players.


You want more small business? Let's start with ending favorable treatment by huge corporations that have paid for the privilage of participation and smoke competiton before it starts with the weapon of choice, government regulation.


The state won't save you it only enslaves you.

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