[MadRobotArtist]

Here goes Dennis,

I am a small business owner. I pay taxes. The amount of taxes I pay is pretty substantial compared to what I take in. Now, if I were a corporation paying the same taxes as a small business, you would find the average tax payer's burden to be less due to the fact that more revenue is generated. Regardless of what you might think, If everyone, and that includes Corporations were taxes evenly and fairly, you would find a heck of a lot more growth in the private sector. The reason being, is that corporations can take the hit at tax time. Sometimes the little guy can't.

Now this tax I'm talking about, that's EVERYONE who has a regular job, or a business pays a 10% flat tax, after your primary deductions. Don't tell me about taxes keep business from expanding, and nonsense, I have to pay! My company will expand this year, guaranteed.

[DennisR]

Okay, I give in. I concede that having a business pay a 10% tax (on profits only) would be acceptable.You are right--the small businessman/-woman really gets hit hard because they do not have the corporate lawyers/lobbyists to keep the government from wacking them hard. They basically take all the risk, which is usually substantial, and end up getting wacked whether they succeed or whether they fail. It just ain't right.