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Meet the Front Group Leading the Fight Against Taxing the Rich
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2012 Jul 23, 5:07am 1,234 views 1 comment
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jhall
2012 Jul 23, 5:29am
jhall
2012 Jul 23, 5:29am
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...
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?