It’s the latest ‘favored buzzword” of our conservative friends and the reason they want us to believe we aren’t seeing tens of thousands of new jobs being created, despite corporations sitting on more than $2 trillion in cash on hand!
Uncertainty about what I wonder? The economy? Tax changes? The next president?
Now unless I’ve been misinformed all these years, I always thought “uncertainty” was actually a “CERTAINTY” in any business?
Isn’t uncertainty an integral part of virtually every business venture and as such, they go “hand-in-hand?”
If starting and operating a business successfully was without “uncertainty,” wouldn’t everyone in America be running their own businesses, I suspect?
That was always the “challenge” I remember when I started any of my small businesses. The attitude it took to say, “I’m not afraid of uncertainty. I will persist and persevere!”
So what gives? Do these crazed tax-cutting conservative mouthpieces really believe we are that gullible to buy into this new “theory” of the “dreaded uncertainty principle?”
OHHH PLEASEEEEE......!!!
But here’s the really hilarious part: The GOP wants us to cut business taxes AGAIN, while adding another $46 billion to our national debt. They call it a small business tax cut, but it applies to any business up to 500 employees, so it’s really going to mostly benefit millionaires again!
You see, they are really trying to convince us that $2 trillion is simply not enough cash to make the difficult decision to create new jobs in America. Businesses need exactly $2.046 trillion, apparently? Isn’t that interesting?
Rod Livdahl
Mesa
Rational Human posted at 8:00 am on Mon, Apr 30, 2012.
Well Rob you may be right but as it stands today there is no profit in investing in America. Taxes, union thuggery, and mountains of red tape regulations prevent that from happening. Until this trend reverses John Galt will stay hidden.
Rob Leach posted at 6:06 am on Mon, Apr 30, 2012.
A graduated Corporate Tax system would help small business growth and would not reduce the revenue for both the state and federal government. Many states use this model, which has proven to be very effective. I believe AZ along with the federal government should adopt this model.
Rational Human posted at 8:16 pm on Sun, Apr 29, 2012.
truth, corporate taxes are higher in America than any other country and that is a fact.
Rational Human posted at 8:15 pm on Sun, Apr 29, 2012.
Bingo slams Wal-Mart like every good comrade should because they contribute exclusively to the GOP, but is silent about Costco because they contribute almost exclusively to the democrats. I don't buy either or your deafening propaganda. I would bet the farm you didn't even know you were parroting the progressive socialist line.
Rational Human posted at 8:11 pm on Sun, Apr 29, 2012.
Maybe if you progressive socialist would stop trying to nationalize everything and lower corporate taxes that are the highest in the world the corporations that you hate so much might be willing to risk a few dollars on America. Personally, I'm putting all my money in precious metals and expect you communistas to crash the dollar anytime.
Bingo6 posted at 7:56 am on Sat, Apr 28, 2012.
Want to save small business in America, get rid of "The Peoples Republic of WalMart. "
Downtown America will rise from the most oppressive communist company in America.
Who would've believed, we are destroying ourselves from within buy shopping at a red Chinese monopoly.
wdgnas posted at 6:12 am on Sat, Apr 28, 2012.
chatmandu002: why do gripe about deficit spending when a democrat is the president?
once again: democratic president--deficits bad, m'kay.
republican president--deficits good, m'kay.
Dale Whiting posted at 6:42 am on Fri, Apr 27, 2012.
You know Rod,
There is a well recognized "uncertainty principle." But it's not a principle of business. It's a principle of partical physics! And not unlike the now debunked "trickle down" theory, the principle Neoconservatives now preach will be proven bogus, too. I was tought economics by the archetict of Reaganomics. I challenged trickle down economics with him. Time has proven me correct and him incorrect. Time will prove you correct, too.
Our current theories of uncertainty in business and trickle down economics have one thing in common, a thing which exposes the underlying motive to implement public policy to favor their proponents. It's to cut taxes on the 1% and convince the 99% that doing so is in their own best interests, too. What a bunch of fools we have been. When will be ever learn?
truth posted at 4:14 pm on Thu, Apr 26, 2012.
Corporations are paying the lowest level of TAXES in four decades. Last year companies paid TAXES of just 12.1 % on U.S. profits the lowest share since at least 1972. From 1972 to 2008 they paid 25.6 %. The Wall Street Journal
truth posted at 3:40 pm on Thu, Apr 26, 2012.
First of all businesses don't pay 35% tax if anything when they take advantage of all the loop holes some pay 0% tax and receive a billion dollar tax refund. Second when corporations can forget enviroment concerns pay $1.50 to $3.00 a hour sending 8 MILLION JOBS TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES controlled by dictators, China, no amount of corporate tax cuts will bring jobs back to America. If you check on some tax cuts for jobs no where does it mention these jobs will have to be in the U.S. Some Republicans want to justify Mitt Romney's 11.5 % tax rate on 22 million annual income because how he earned his money, if I put money in the stock market or bond market or a savings account should I only have to pay 15% on money earned? By the way Obama's taxes 22% on over $750,000. earned.
chatmandu002 posted at 12:33 pm on Thu, Apr 26, 2012.
OHHH PLEASEEEEE......!!! Rod,
What is the latest bankruptcy rate? Just how unstable and uncertain is the business climate? According to you the business climate is great and that corporations should be throwing all that 2 trillion dollars into to business and making big returns. Right?
Oh wait. forgot about the 35% income tax rate, or the new business rules and regulation implemented by this administration, or the possible Cap and Trade, or the new NLRB rules ect, ect.
With Obama's boot on the neck of capitalism I wouldn't invest my money in a business because of the uncertainty.
Stop the deficit spending, Stop big government, Start letting the free market system work.
VofReason posted at 11:58 am on Thu, Apr 26, 2012.
"But here’s the really hilarious part: The GOP wants us to cut business taxes AGAIN, while adding another $46 billion to our national debt. " See the GOP wants to quit spending at the Federal level also. This is the sticky part where liberals get wobbly. See, there is no carte blanc to go ahead and keep spending money in the way that most agree is unnecessary and unproductive (GSA anyone?). Most also agree that the free market should be the impetus of job growth- not yet another Government program. This is why giving tax cuts and creating certanty around the tax portion of risk helps to that end.