tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20984086.post1904089149312764246..comments2024-01-10T14:58:00.833-07:00Comments on Nameless Cynic: A quick thought on economicsNameless Cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17963921060024737712noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20984086.post-2235158935114917152011-09-24T14:40:06.651-06:002011-09-24T14:40:06.651-06:00Opera Unlimited recently hired not one, but two te...Opera Unlimited recently hired not one, but two tenors and an accompanist. AND we fired no one. Of course, as a non-profit organization, we already get a tax break, and since all employees are actually contractors, there are no benefits, no insurance, no nothin'. So . . .nevermind.Nettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683762373091704260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20984086.post-11563465441946887792011-09-24T07:41:31.932-06:002011-09-24T07:41:31.932-06:00I like your plan very, very much. In fact, I think...I like your plan very, very much. In fact, I think it's the only fair way to go about rewarding job creation. Since most larger corporations are sitting on record reserves of cash, they could, in fact, earn that tax credit. <br /><br />On the other hand, if it's true that most jobs are created in the small business community and small businesses are having trouble getting credit, we need some incentives for those who extended the credit to the small businesses that actually demonstrated net job increases. Unless we already have some that I don't know about.<br /><br />All of which sends me scurrying back to my research. Who knew I needed to be an economics expert?! Even the most earnest students among us are confused by those job-killing gerbils Murr mentions.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20984086.post-44806973972071869392011-09-23T23:37:32.962-06:002011-09-23T23:37:32.962-06:00I remain amazed at the ability of people to believ...I remain amazed at the ability of people to believe almost anything if they've heard it enough. If someone started talking about job-killing gerbils they'd buy that too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com