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To: LindyBill who wrote (507663)	9/12/2012 2:05:36 AM
From: average joe	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793731

I know... "When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

To: LindyBill who wrote (507663)	9/12/2012 8:30:52 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793731

this comment mirrors our feelings about continuing in business (and the majority of small business operators we know personally....accelerate the 'retirement' motivation in a big way if obama is re-elected) The Atlas Shrugged effect is almost certain occurring, big time. I have a small (but successful) business. I could use some help: I worked 422 days straight, without a single day off. However, I am not going to hire anyone. Friends of mine were recently sued in a class action suit because they did not give their waitresses (the have 5 large restaurants) sufficient uninterrupted break time (as required by California law). It will cost them millions in legal fees and settlement costs. We’ve all had bad bosses: when we had one, we quit. No big deal. Now, being a bad boss gets you sued. I’m not going to risk losing what I have by taking on an employee who can ruin me over something as stupid as break time. Also, I look at the fiscal insanity in DC: a complete inability to live within our means. I don’t want to put more at risk, in a game run by corrupt clowns. So, I’ll keep on doing what I do until I can’t do it any more. Then I’ll retire. I had dreams of making my business big: now I just want to keep on as-is, then have a quiet retirement. I am okay with that. But I’m not hiring people. Congratulations on the Instalanche. You earned it.