but the DATA in this case is because the self-interested party said “I say so.” If you have the data — you don’t need to do the poll.

The point is that you kid always says he needs a higher allowance and businesses always say that they need a tax cut. If you believe them, then you must believe everything that you ever heard since you were little. You might still believe in unicorns.

Simple, yes? Fair, yes?

What is unfair is to take an entrepreneur who doesn’t have a big enough company to set up the outlandish conditions the tax code in the Bush tax cuts set up for dividend income.

While you prove through the statistics that demand is the greatest concern, how do you believe that the issue of taxes should be tackled? The current GOP argument concerning a requirement of lower taxes on all segments is an aspirational goal that I feel carries historical weight.

What fundamental discussions do you believe underlie the struggle to create an effective economic solution? Do you think there are policies in place that were put in place during crisis situations and never reassessed or policies that never saw much public scrutiny?

For me, as an engineer, this question is key, do you believe that university patents and laboratory/research institute patents have trickled down in some meaningful way that allows small businesses to capitalize on the knowledge, i.e. utilize the patent, alter the laboratory innovation and patent their own creation?

The reason I ask these questions is because you raised the primary concern of demand. And I am wondering if there is enough information traveling into the small business pipeline in every section of the country, not just silicon valley, Harvard Business School networks, and other “elite” areas. Because the more choice the more entrepreneurship can occur and the more small businesses can capitalize and generate demand.

Mathematics may state the the solution is as simple as “Raise Taxes,” but since human existence is not simply subject to mathematics & logic but to perception then how do you deal with the perception of “you are taking my money?”

Unless I missed the discussion, has there been a national discussion on “the usefulness or purpose of taxes?” There are some defacto responses:

1. government will pay for infrastructure, provide an educational system, different programs
2. ensure the national defense
3,4,5, etc.

The primary issue is the etc. What else is the government using my money for? What if as a business person I don’t agree to the way it is used?

And while I admit the government relationship with “The Titans of Industry” is historically tricky because of the number of times that various industries have been invested in by government and then never asked to deliver a literal ROI in the form of a check these businesses do have some legitimate right to say to the government: “Hey, equal tax levels no matter income, that’s cool!”

Why do I say that? Well my sense of optimism and faith states that there should be a recognition that no matter how talented an entrepreneur you are, society through the means of providing employees to your business, infrastructure, and atmosphere allows for business expansion. Admittedly, it is an entrepreneurs hard work that ultimately takes advantage of situations, capitalizes on new resources, and wisely invests in various segments. Ultimately, an entrepreneur may create a multi-billion dollar business from a small business. However, all those societal pieces were present to assist in that multi-billion dollar growth. As a result there should be a natural incentive to invest in the communities that have supported the company’s growth, depending on how far the business expands.

Now, if non of the communities are desolate, are B+ to A communities in terms of quality of life, well then why should any money come out of the pockets of those entrepreneurs who took the risk and capitalized.

Now on the other hand if the communities that are a part of your business look like Detroit, Oakland, various towns in the Mid West, Youngstown, sections of NYC, and other cities, then what is a company’s responsibility. The phrase that seems applicable is “with great power comes great responsibility.”

What I would call the artificial economic mechanism imposed on society by a democratic government to create bonds and responsibility is taxes. And in a word higher taxes for wealthier members of society is a device to follow through on the above quotation.

#1 the problem with any artificial system is that it does not deal with the root of the problem.

#2 the root of the problem here is, does business have any “social” or rather any responsibility to society at all other than the creation of money?