[curiosity]

I’m blaming you for proclaiming that such a tax is moderate — “paltry.”

It is. Your typical 11 person operation in MA is going to gross at least $500,000 year. And that's on the low end. The tax is going to cost them $3,245 = 295*11. That's less than 0.65% of their gross. It's peanuts.

Again, I agree it's wrong, and Romney vetoed it, but in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal.

[Finny]

You operate a small business, then? So you know of what you speak? I am self-employed, and as such have my own small business. I have contempt for those who presume to tell business owners what are and are not "paltry" taxes for them to bear.

You illustrate the arrogance of the GOP elite, dear.