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Meet the Front Group Leading the Fight Against Taxing the Rich

By jhall   Follow   Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 12:07pm   245 views   1 comment
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/national-federation-independent-businesses

From the story:
For 40 years, the NFIB has been conducting surveys asking members to name their most important problem. Taxes and regulations have always ranked high—though the surveys don't distinguish between personal income taxes and other taxes affecting small businesses. But in recent months, the biggest of all concerns has been "poor sales," suggesting that it's the lack of consumer demand, not big government, that's crimping the economy. So why does the NFIB continue to focus on reducing tax bills for the wealthiest Americans?

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   1   12:29pm Mon 23 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   The point of the story is that the NFIB was created to lobby for small business owners, but doesn't address their concerns, only the effort to lower taxes on the wealthy (which a lot of small business owners aren't). Lowering taxes on the wealthy does nothing to get customers to come in the door...