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by tomjen3 3745 days ago
I meant tax cuts and simplifications for the poor. Mostly the tax cuts would come as a result of the simplifications (eg if you import something with small import duties we can just do away with them, which will make them a little more money but mostly saves them time in not having to fill the paperwork and figure out which laws they fall under).

Large companies can afford the complexity but small companies typically can't. More importantly a neighborhood printshop isn't a complex business (it doesn't, for example, have overseas income on intellectual property taxes).

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> Large companies can afford the complexity but small companies typically can't.

I love the idealism, but that's not how it works. Small or large, you will hire a company that specializes in customs to handle all the paperwork for you. It's about as complex as paying a bill for a small business.

The same applies to accounting, taxes, legal issues, etc. all businesses outsource this work to specialists.

The problem is that all facets of business have become so complex and specialized that you now need a specialist for everything. This isn't a burden on the business, since all businesses have to pay it and handle it in the same way.

It's a burden on the employees and consumers. They pay for all this complexity through lower salaries and higher prices.

OK, then I agree with you completely now that I understand. I concur we should incent small and family businesses.