Re: Reject the Welfare/Warfare State

On Nov 9, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Peter T. Chattaway wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Nov 2010, [email protected] wrote:
>> Sure, on the other hand you have Republicans arguing the way to  
>> more jobs is lower taxes.  Businesses do not hire more people  
>> because they got their taxes lowered.  The hire people because they  
>> NEED to.  I have yet to see a company that hires people because,  
>> HEY, we have a bunch of extra money... taxes do not enter the  
>> equation, if a company thinks they need more employees, they find a  
>> way to hire more employees.  Period. But they do not hire simply  
>> because they are paying lower taxes.
>
> Um, I disagree with you on this point, actually.  D and I can think  
> of all sorts of people we'd hire if we had more money.

Is that out of convenience or for profit.  Companies hire when they  
think their investment in workers will pay off.  If the demand for  
their products is not there, they will not spend the money on wages,  
but will hoard it...buy other companies, invest it, loan it out.

>  Likewise, I think at least some businesses may have certain  
> projects they'd like to intiate but they can't because they don't  
> have more money ... so, in theory, if their taxes were lowered, they  
> would then put those projects in motion and hire people to work on  
> those projects.  Doesn't seem like a stretch to me.


Some business will, yes.  But it is not a panacea.

regards,
-Lance

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