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Always Right:
I own and operate a business too, and I can say categorically if all my expenses due to income tax costs and compliance and payroll taxes were eliminated, I would at best see a savings of 10%, and that is being generous.

You ignore the fact that you would see a savings in your cost of product.

Your suppliers would be able to pass along their 'cost of compliance' savings to you in lower prices.

10% lower costs to you in both labor & materials could enable you to cut prices by 20%.. -- Correct?

[Always Right]

10% lower costs to you in both labor & materials could enable you to cut prices by 20%.. -- Correct?

LOL, interesting mathmatics. I suppose if I save 10% in office labor, 10% in assembly labor, 10% in sales labor, 10% in office supplies, and 10% in raw materials, I could cut my prices 50%!!!!!!!!......If I see 10% lower costs in labor and 10% in material, that only saves me 10%. Thus I can only cut my prices 10%.