John Batchelor Electioneering Promises for Small Business Taxes

Electioneering Promises for Small Business Taxes. Gene Marks, WashingtonPost.com.

But even assuming that the Tax Foundation’s numbers come to pass, there’s still too much information missing to determine who has the best tax plan. Yes, we’ve heard about the revenues. But what about the expenses? I’ve never read a profit and loss statement with only revenues included. So where’s my complete P&L?

When anyone in business proposes a change to their company’s business - a big investment, a new product line, a change in model – there are projections. We don’t just budget the good stuff (the hoped-for revenues) but we also include the not-so-good stuff (the costs). Politicians are experts at highlighting the “good” and downplaying the “bad.”

Tax decreases are good. But a $19 trillion national debt and projected trillion dollar deficits over the next decade are bad. Saying that you’re going to “clean up government” and “get rid of waste” isn’t good enough. Business people need more information than that. We like to know both sides of the story: the revenue coming in and the costs going out. Just because Clinton’s and Sanders’ plans will increase revenues to the government over the next 10 years, what exactly will they be spending? And if Cruz’s and Trump’s plans are going to create a hole in Federal revenue inlays, where will the expenses be correspondingly reduced?

The one big thing missing from the candidates' tax proposals

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/04/11/one-big-thing-missing-from-candidates-tax-proposals.html

Homebuilder Confidence Unchanged in April

http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/typepad/RyNm/%7E3/yTliCo0llzA/

Manufacturers Continue to Lead on Employee Benefits

http://www.shopfloor.org/2016/04/manufacturers-continue-to-lead-on-employee-benefits/

shopfloor.org

JetBlue is going to pay its employees' college tuition upfront

http://theweek.com/speedreads/619134/jetblue-going-pay-employees-college-tuition-upfront

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/04/18/gene-marks-why-small-businesses-are-not-feeling-so-sunny-these-days-just-do-the-math/

One of the nation’s largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees


Are You Happy At Work? Because Apparently Worker Satisfaction Is At Its Highest Level In 10 Years

http://brobible.com/life/article/morning-brew-april-20-2016/

This startup plans to protect airports by taking over rogue drones in midair

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/20/11466368/skysafe-drones-detect-disable-protection

Thin, flexible 'sheet camera' could turn any surface into a camera

http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/flexible-sheet-camera/

Germany Now Has Women-only Train Compartments

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/women-only-train-compartments-roll-out-germany-n557581

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