...Profits!?
from a small business...?
Yeah, right.

I run a plumbing business -- and unless you make a whole pile of money to begin with ... there are no profits!  It's freakin' tough.  I've put thousands of my own $$$ into it, simply trying to be self-sufficient -- not become a millionaire, but to make some money in wages for my husband and myself, and to let the business pay for itself.

But, the more you make, the more the govt. takes -- and all banking and other fees are more expensive for business and, unless you have constant work -- it's impossible.  We have four vehicles to insure (two for the business), and those rates are climbing for no apparent, logical reason.  Believe me, if we could unload a vehicle or two, we would.  We've tried...

I give up.  We're a good business, who has developed a reputation thru awesome references by word-of-mouth.  My husband's a great plumber, we take care of our customers, and they know that.  We have done all the right things -- and I've even lost a freakin' finger over it -- for what seems like nothing but a load of debt.

Quite discouraging, really.  Now, it's an attitude of F*ck the govt, and work for cash.  And, that seems to be the increasing attitude of our customers.  Good guys seem to finish last...

I keep telling y'all to listen to Priest's "Revolution"!  Go, Ian...

		_strat_ wrote:
		Well, the fact right now is that business owners own the profits of their respective businesses, and have the right to do with them as they will. As long as businesses stay private, that will be so.      ronhartsell wrote: ...I'm not aying that 'ownership' doesn't have a right to make a profit...if I owned a business, that would be my goal as well...what I'm at odds with is the 'distribution' of wealth...and the fact it's always labor that takes the hit...it would be justifiable if we made the business decisions, but we don't...      _strat_ wrote: Well, there you have it. I dont know the numbers, but I would say that it is much the same with us. We all make the pizza, but those that own the kitchen distribute it - even if they dont have anything to do with the making of the pizza.      ronhartsell wrote: ...Ok, if you have the answer to this...please do tell... ...in America, the top 5% ('upper' class) controls 85% of the money... ...that leaves 95% of us ('middle and lower' classes) to 'fight' for the remaing 15%...these are facts... ...that's what labor is trying to change!!!...and it's been this way for a long time!!!...