At this point in the business cycle, firms hire when they need workers to fill orders, not to get a relatively small tax break.
And you know what happens when you give small businesses a break like that?
None of the journalists in the huge pack in Perugia over the years made any but the most casual efforts to uncover the life story and habits of small-time break-in artist Rudy Guede, whose fingerprints were in the murder room, who never denied being there as Kercher was bleeding to death, and who has been convicted of murdering her in a separate trial.
For years, those of us in the realms of social justice, biology, ecosystem integrity, the crises of extinctions and the ever-challenging questions of custodial jurisdiction over the endemic and native seeds that make or break small farmers, particularly in economically stressed nations, has posed unique legal, biocultural and intellectual hurdles, some battered by allegations that many farmers, desperate to hold on, have committed suicide.
That can potentially open a can of worms, because if the tax deductions are reduced for corporations and not for small businesses, then many savvy corporations could either break off into small units, or relocate where taxes are lower if changes to the statutory rate do not make up for the loss from closing the tax deductions.
The idea behind the incentives is to give a tax break to small businesses that may be hurt by a rise in the minimum wage.
Given that many small hospitals run at break-even that might mean my local hospital would be forced to lay off staff or cut back on charity care.
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Of course, that's no solace to those who've lost their jobs, or to the small business owners whose hearts break at letting long-time employees go.
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Instead of just talking about job creators, Congress should give small business owners a tax break for hiring more workers and paying them higher wages.
Or is all your net worth tied up in a house or another illiquid vehicle that is difficult to break up into small parts and sell off?
Instead of just talking a good game about job creators, Congress should give small business owners a tax break for hiring more workers and paying them higher wages.
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But they're looking at maybe even doing another space walk and maybe they should cut it into shreds so that as they came down and passed through, you know, Mach 12 it would break up into small pieces and wouldn't really pose as much of a threat.
Another common problem for small businesses is knowing how to break through the noise with limited resources.
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Opponents of the federal estate tax complain that it can cause the break-up of small businesses and family farms.
Realizing just a small portion of those fantasies could break apart barriers and further shrink the world, in a good way.
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The job search can feel overwhelming, but break it down into small steps, and think about making one new habit each week.
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Both the police and their critics agree that most brutality is committed by a small minority of officers who repeatedly break the rules.
But a bitter debate could soon break out again: small countries, as the Amsterdam summit showed, are deeply reluctant to lose council votes or commissioners.
Poor Jesse nervously trying to break the tension with his small talk was hilarious.
Instruments are passed through the scope to break up the stone into small pieces that can be urinated out.
In most cases it takes these bags two years to break down, allowing even small fragments to be consumed by micro-organisms who are able to access the carbon and hydrogen.
Take a small step in those moments of doubt and break out of your comfort zone.
But the people who buy our computers want small, inexpensive machines that don't break down.
Since then it has been hoped that Apple would break even or even post a small profit.
Obama's campaign emphasized its continued success with small donors, who have helped the candidate break Democratic fundraising records.
The way to break this in action is with small, smart steps that are limited by Acceptable Loss.
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