Well we are to the which came first argument now, which can be argued indefinetely.
I may not be hiring anyone, but imagine if like me thousands of small business owners go out and start purchasing technology or other equipment, I read today about a manufacturing company that said they were going to buy all new equipment. Those purchases lead to sales growth which leads to job creation, while I may not be hiring anyone, my purchases along with other small business purchases may create new jobs at the manufacturer level. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:05 PM Subject: Re: Iraqi oil - from the trenches > true, I hadn't realized the implications of the amortization provisions. > But will you be hiring anybody? I think that is how most people interpret > "expand"... job creation. > > As for the executive and the worker... I think you are wrong. I think the > executive has a job because of the worker. Nothing happens in business > until someone has a product. > > Dana > > On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:57:55 -0500, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Well chances are, the the taxpayer has a job because of the executive. > > > > As far as the small business benefit, I can buy new equipment, and write > > off > > the whole amount, which is a huge benefit. Mean I don't have to ammortize > > over several years. So you can bet come end of year i'll be buying as > > much > > tech stuff as I can afford as it will reduce the amount I have to pay in > > taxes as I can write it all off at once, so that is huge for me and I am > > not > > among the "rich" > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:48 PM > > Subject: Re: Iraqi oil - from the trenches > > > > > >> Yeah its a benefit all right. The executive just benefits a couple of > >> hundred times more. > >> > >> Just like that tax cut. I was reading today about how Bush is still > >> saying > >> it will help small businesses expand. ::snicker:: If I amend my return > >> to > >> not take my disaster loss deductions I *might* get $500 bucks and > >> yepper, > >> I'll expand with that, I'll expand my hard drive is what I'll do.... > >> > >> I am beginning to think the Bush administration is operating on the Big > > Lie > >> principle. If you say it often enough with a straight face, people will > >> believe it. Reminds me of a story that ran in Sunday's Journal (print > >> edition). I looked for a link to it afterwards and did not find it on > >> the > >> Journal site or elsewhere on the internet, but apparently some huge > >> percentage of Americans truly believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of > >> mass destruction and we found them, And also that some of the 9/11 > >> hijackers were Iraqi. And they believe this because their government > > wants > >> them to. It is to weep. > >> > >> Dana > >> > >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:35:23 -0500, Kevin Schmidt > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > The taxpayer has a job doesn't he. Sounds like a benefit to me. :) > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:20 PM > >> > Subject: Re: Iraqi oil - from the trenches > >> > > >> > > >> >> and the taxpayer that works at that oil refinery probably isn't > >> >> benefiting > >> >> much from that windfall. Chances are it is all going to bonuses for > >> the > >> >> executives :) > >> >> > >> >> Dana > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:03:09 -0400, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> nacho.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > No the tax payer who works at the American oil company refining the > >> >> oil > >> >> > has a job, that job assists the American people. The crude oil has > >> to > >> >> be > >> >> > refined, the Navy isn't going to do it, so the American company > >> that > >> > buys > >> >> > it does. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > At 04:47 PM 6/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> >> why doesnt it make sense? The taxpayer and citizen gets screwed. > > SOP. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Dana > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:41:09 -0400, Angel Stewart > >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > So what? Americans are screwing themselves? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > If an oil company gets oil for next to nothing..and then sells > >> it > >> > over > >> >> >> > to the American Military at a high cost..who's getting screwed? > >> >> >> > It doesn't make sense. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > It is circular. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -Gel > >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- > >> >> >> > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I am not sure I understand what it is that you don't understand. > >> >> You > >> >> >> can > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > make money by cutting costs or by gaining customers. Seems to me > > in > >> >> >> this > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > instance the oil companies cut the Iraqis out of the deal on the > >> >> >> supply > >> >> >> > side and benefit from increased demand by the military, who are > > not > >> >> >> > known for being picky about price. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Dana > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
