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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: thundley4 on February 05, 2011, 11:01:44 AM
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-05-11 09:55 AM
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Poll question: Have You Ever Owned Your Own Business/ Been Self Employeed?
I had my own gardening business for a while. It paid the bills.
I've also sold things I've made for good money. Especially seasonal stuff like Christmas wreaths.
Also, My family has had a business for 3 generations.
Poll result (83 votes)
Yes (79 votes, 95%) Vote
No (4 votes, 5%) Vote
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x353117
lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-05-11 10:29 AM
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8. Working hard is hard work.
How would you know?
treestar (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-05-11 11:19 AM
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13. Yes. It sure makes a difference when you realize how
much it costs just to stay open. And it makes you realize how much you pay in taxes, when instead of getting the "refund" you have to write them the check and pay them! Tremendous psychological difference.
Yet DUmmies want to raise taxes!!!
BobbyBoring (257 posts) Sat Feb-05-11 11:34 AM
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21. I sell Crack at School Yards. That Count?
J/K.
The last "Job" I had was in 1980. I've always worked for myself in one way or the other. Since being a pro musician is a total exercise in futility now, I have to do other things but I just can't stand the thought of having to answer to someone~
The first part was the truth, and you still answer to your supplier.
If half of these DUmmies ever ran their own business, they wouldn't be the liberal socialist DUmmies that they are.
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Thanks be to God (and thundley) - a thread that isn't about know-it-all nadinbrzhzhzhzhzhski.
Since being a pro musician is a total exercise in futility now
This DUmmy should check in with DUmmy Redstone (whatever happened to him?) and TomInTib's son. They've done great as musicians.
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I would think that this DUmb****:
BobbyBoring (257 posts) Sat Feb-05-11 11:34 AM
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21. I sell Crack at School Yards. That Count?
is indicative of 99% of the "business owners" at the DUmp.
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They regard as a 'Business' finding some crap at a yard sale and re-selling it on eBay every month or two. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if most of the ones that claimed 'Yes' treated the money from their various disability scams as 'Self-employment' income. Or maybe they just misread 'Self-employment' as 'Self-enjoyment.'
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Dealing pot is not really being self-employed.
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-05-11 10:29 AM
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8. Working hard is hard work.
So the primitive's heard. No experience in that subject at all.
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Their lying is as reliable as Sex Panther cologne.
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treestar (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-05-11 11:19 AM
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13. Yes. It sure makes a difference when you realize how
much it costs just to stay open. And it makes you realize how much you pay in taxes, when instead of getting the "refund" you have to write them the check and pay them! Tremendous psychological difference.
Right there this DUmmy proves a point I have said for years, withholding and tax refunds makes it so most people have no clue of how much money the Govt takes from paychecks. If we had to write out a check every quarter, or year, or what have you, more people would realize just how much we are getting soaked for.
Withholding and refunds was a brilliant PR move by the Govt.
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Right there this DUmmy proves a point I have said for years, withholding and tax refunds makes it so most people have no clue of how much money the Govt takes from paychecks. If we had to write out a check every quarter, or year, or what have you, more people would realize just how much we are getting soaked for.
Withholding and refunds was a brilliant PR move by the Govt.
DUmb****s don't realize that they let the gubmint use their money every year either.
You can make a helluva lot more money in savings than ya can Uncle Sam. He don't pay interest. He holds onto your money and you don't make a damn dime!
It's always better to write a check than get a refund!
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Dealing pot is not really being self-employed.
Dunno about that. I've seen shows on A&E (or Spike, True TV or whatever channel it was) about that and from what I've seen the money is great. Of course ya got to worry about extremely hostile takeovers and forced vacations to the Hotel De Jail. Not to mention OD'ing on your product. Sounds right up the Dumpmonkies alley!!!
:-) :-) :-)
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Im not sure about this - several of them probably consider selling second hand trash or home made hippie crap on Ebay and/or Craigslist a 'job' - and even though they love taxes, I suspect they write off part of their homes as 'office space' too.
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I got a hunski that says not a single one of the 'YES' voter knows what Schedule SE is.
It is the most evil of the tax forms.
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Farming your bastard children out to family in order to scam the system for a percentage is not a business, DUmmies.
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I got a hunski that says not a single one of the 'YES' voter knows what Schedule SE is.
It is the most evil of the tax forms.
:-)
My wife would probably tell you she hates the Schedule C even worse.
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There's maybe one DUmmy in a hundred who can't use Form 1040-EZ.