"Business owner" explains why he isn't hiring on MSNBC

wyldwolf

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:38 PM
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"Business owner" explains why he isn't hiring on MSNBC

Anyone seeing this? Writer of an op-ed titled "why I'm not hiring."

He says every new employee exposes him to the government - and complaining he has to pay into social security, health care, etc.

I've kinda been waiting on an employer to admit they're not hiring to spite the US government.

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geek tragedy

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:41 PM
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1. That guy's company isn't hiring because it's been losing money

ever since he took over.

Funny how that works.

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Historic NY

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:42 PM
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2. Translated means he only hires "illegals"....then

Edited on Tue Aug-10-10 03:45 PM by Historic NY

7 out of 10 business' last at least 2 years and half are gone in 10yrs.

source http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.pdf

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DrToast

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:47 PM
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3. It's all bullshit

If those are his actual reasons, then he's a poor businessman.

You hire people if they can help you gain more profit.

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tridim

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:47 PM
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4. I bet Ratigan loved him.

Am I right?

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wyldwolf

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Tue Aug-10-10 04:11 PM
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6. pretty much

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Tue Aug-10-10 03:47 PM
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5. He had to pay for all those things and deal with the same

government before Obama, so what is his point? I think people like him, are purposely doing this just to make Obama look bad...his reasoning is bogus...

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kelly1mm

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Tue Aug-10-10 05:33 PM
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7. He should just set up a partnership and convert the workers to owners.

Avoids most all "government exposure" including SS, heath care, minimum wages, etc. at the company level. Just have buy/sell agreements and bi-weekly draws and give out K-1s to the co-owners at the end of the year.

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4lbs

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Tue Aug-10-10 05:45 PM
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8. He's not hiring because he's afraid of the scary black man in that big White House.

That's the underlying message.

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BeyondGeography

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Tue Aug-10-10 05:51 PM
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9. Corporations are sitting on record amounts of cash; the highest levels since 1963

http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748704312104575298652567988246.html

Some of their hesitancy is well-founded caution, but I'm around these types a lot and many of them hate Obama. Their enthusiasm for sticking it to the government by holding back their endorsement for this economy by investing in new jobs is contagious, IMO.

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LatteLibertine

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Tue Aug-10-10 06:22 PM
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10. If corporations

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paid their CEOs and higher management more reasonably they'd be able to afford compensating workers properly. They're irrationally greedy and choose not to. They have the cash. All these excuses are smoke and mirrors. The bottom line is they don't want to have to deal with workers fairly and are angry about it. To them we are objects without feelings here to only be exploited and abused.

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Tue Aug-10-10 06:26 PM
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11. under republican rule there will be no social security period

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Tue Aug-10-10 06:33 PM
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12. under republican rule there will be no social security period

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