DaRooster said:
I don't like Bush, I think I've made that clear by now. Not to crazy bout Kerry but I'd vote for Santa to run things better than GW has.
So! Let hear why you like Bush.
JUST ONE RULE.
You can't mention Kerry or even the democrates AT ALL!!!!.
Lets just hear your POSITIVE impressions of the President and what he has done for our nation. PEACE
Well, as a "small business owner" I can honestly say that my business benefitted greatly from his tax breaks. I could have taken this money for myself as a nice bonus, but I chose to re-invest it into my business.
1) We put in a fume scrubber to ensure that our employees enjoy the cleanest possible air in their work stations. This ran about $50K, and we purchased it from an American company in our state. We had to hire electricians to wire this beast in...electric bill came to a little less than $10K. We also hired local plumbers to run all the plumbing and pipework....ab out $10-12K.
2) We bought 2 new box trailers ($28K each) from a local truck/trailer plant to help our deliveries run more efficiently.
3) We also bought 2 new truck chassis to have new tanks mounted on them. Each chassis was about $60K and we bought them from a local distributor as well.
4) Typically, we lay off about 15 truck drivers in our off season. Howeve, this year we were able to keep 12 of those guys...so they are able to keep a paycheck and their insurance.
Basically, Bush and his tax policies enabled us to better our company by saving us money. In return, we dumped that money right back into the market place at the local lever....thus stimulating the local/national economies.
I also agree personally with Bush on gun laws/rights, gay marriage (although I do not agree wiht a constitutional amendment to do ban it), abortion, and the war on terror. But, I vote what is best for my family, my business, and myself.....and we always do better when a Republican is in office.
And I know you are gonna say "yeah, but you are looking after YOUR interests only", which is true, I am. However, everything that I just said with respect to business also holds true for hundreds of thousands of other small businesses....so in essence, it does have a national/international effect.