This calculation establishes the total cost that employers are willing to incur to employ that worker, and the employer is indifferent to the composition of the pay package comprised of wages, benefits, and payroll taxes.

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Kind business partners or even seasoned employees who have been around the block a few times are all willing to help individuals grow from being an average worker to being an exceptional contributor.

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And if you're a small business that's willing to make the investment in hiring a new worker or expanding your wage base, you'll benefit from the tax cut that the President is pushing Congress to pass this week.

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What's needed is to end illegal immigration by creating ways for needed workers to come legally -- creating worker visas and establishing a system that allows employers who can't find enough willing and able Americans to connect easily and quickly with lawful immigrants.

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