Looks like the use of peyote is still prevalent in AZ.
I will go along with this tax hike - if he can prove one time that you can tax your way to prosperity
Dan Schweiker is chairman and CEO of Scottsdale-based China Mist Tea Co.
Wonderful! He can just donate the government his #$%@@ tea company. Those of us enjoying the 38% and higher bracket spend our time looking for tax BREAKS. Sheesh, the Arizonan Republicans need to find an industrial-sized butterfly net for that loon.
Willie, I didn't think you'd want to miss this, FRiend.
I think Schweiker's been smoking some of that China Mist.
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I agree, nothing worse than a company feeling the pinch of having too much money to pay the employees, the creditors, and cutting the price of goods and services.
We fought one war over taxation without representation. We may have to fight another one over representation without taxation.
Special tax treatment for select goods narrows the tax base, distorts consumer behavior and is just plain unfair for industries that haven't (yet) gotten some special exemption.
100% on target. The tax code is used to benefit political donors, or used to punish those that don't play along.
My business will suffer if I can't find qualified employees
That could be true, but I would like to see some specifics on this. Is he having trouble hiring now? Why is that? It looks like he runs China Mist Tea.
Here is the key statement...This clown is a moron!
"The stimulus of tax dollars"? Taxes remove dollars from the economy. Sheesh!
Another socialist seeking a party...try the Democrat party. They have the same misguided thought processes as you do.
(not you..hsmomx3)
That's the smartest thing you could do. As we've learned in California, the legislature finds no shortage of "rainy days" when "rainy day" funds are sitting there for the taking. They've even been raiding our trust funds for highways, sewers, and the like, just because no pot of money is safe when the politicians are out to buy some votes or throw some cash toward their pet causes.
Cutting basic government services is bad for business. Eliminating state jobs and state spending threatens our economic recovery. Our economy needs the stimulus of tax dollars to keep money flowing in the economy.
If I buy something at an Arizona store, the retailer pays sales taxes to Arizona. If I buy that exact same item over the Internet, the e-tailer may or may not collect and submit state sales taxes. That's not fair to our local merchants to the tune of almost $140 million per year.
Bastard.
This is a fine example of a "me, me, me, fiscal" conservative" I hate these guy's.
All he's worried about is himself and his money. If he thinks raising taxes will somehow help his business, he's all for it. No principle, no concern for his fellow man, just "me, me, me" raise taxes, do anything just help me uncle state gov!
You moron, did it ever occur to you that online shoppers have to pay shipping charges that retail shoppers do not? They also have to wait to receive their purchases and they always run the risk of them being lost or of being defrauded.. plus, potential credit card interest. that ought to be worth something.
Look at sales taxes. I don't know what they are in AZ, but let's assume a nice round 5%. Now a purchase of 100.00 (higher than the average retail ticket I bet) would yield the state five bucks. In all likelihood the shipping on that same purchase would meet or exceed $5.00, plus there's all the other inconveniences I mentioned.
This is a brick and mortar guy who can't compete and wants uber-gov to come to the rescue and bail his butt out at the expense of both taxpayers and newer, more flexible entrepreneurs.
A worthless rino, pig begging the government to raise taxes.
Right, so get rid of it.
"As a Republican, I know that we need to invest in Arizona to make it a state worthy of all the great people who live here. And, yes, I'm willing to pay more taxes to make that happen."
See, in true Shakespearean "thou doth protesteth too much" fashion, Schweiker feels it necessary to emphasize at the beginning and at the end of his screed that he is a Republican. This gives his claptrap credibility, you see. He may be registered Republican, but he is indeed a stinking, scumbag Democrat, no question. He's a liar.
Then, when he says, "yes, I'm willing to pay more taxes", what he really means is that he is willing to have everybody else pay more taxes. A true liberal Democrat in every sense of the word.
Hey, Dan - - go ahead and write a big fat check to the Arizona state treasury if that taps your toe. But I bet there's a whole lot of people who don't appreciate you wanting to give away their money.
You filthy little puke.