Jim wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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bb wrote:

On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 23:00:33 GMT, "Jim"
wrote:

That seems to be your only retort when cornered in an debate.

I seem to recall most others bringing something to the debate, other
than you, Jim. Your sole purpose here seems to be personally
attacking anyone you don't agree with. Do you have a position on
anything?

bb


His position is " so he can hide behind his
skirts.


Actually I gave you a clue on where to find my name, phone number and email address. I
do not hide behind any skirts.


I'm not that interested. I do find it of interest, though, that you,
like most of the right-wing rabble hereabouts, hide behind a "skirt."



Only a fool would give a real name and email address in a public internet forum/NG like
this. But I guess you fit that bill.



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NOYB wrote:

Actually, Harry, I credit the tax cut for a very recent increase in
patients' disposable income...leading to a sharp increase in spending on
dental care vs. last summer. The increase in productivity is the reason I
needed to expand my staff.

As for me supplying my name and phone number, here are my terms:

1) I get at least 3 paragraphs of space in your article to share my views
(in full, and unedited of course)

Sorry, you'd get the space you deserve, depending on what you say.



2) I get a chance to review the entire article, and *OK* any portion dealing
with me and my practice, prior to publication

I don't give anyone that privilege on my articles.



3) You contact the Collier County Dental Association with a synopsis about
the theme of your article, and they'll pass it along to me. The contact
should be made on official letterhead of the organization that will do the
publishing, and should be signed by you. This would mean you are who you say
you are and you're acting in good faith.

No problem.



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"bb" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 23:06:23 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Ahhh, it's a *regressive* tax then! How unfair! Perhaps we should
eliminate the phase out, but cut the income tax rate?


Ohhh, touchy. Sorry I pointed that out. What does the income tax
rate have to do with social security?

They're both federally imposed taxes, but one is a progressive tax, and the
other is flat up to a certain ceiling. If it's OK to have a flat rate for
social security, then we should have one for income tax. Did you notice on
your W-2 that pension plan contributions don't lower the amount of income
subject to FICA? Why do we have a progressive rate for Federal income tax,
but a flat tax for FICA?

NOYB wrote:

Social security and medicare are the only *fair* taxes...'cause the rate is
the same for all income levels.

Not when considered as a percentage of total income. SS cuts off at $80-some k.
For a lot of people, the SS pain in the butt disappears fairly early in the
year (although the employer's contribution continues). Most of the working poor
will *never* see a paychek without a deduction for SS.

I understand that there is some equity because benefits for higher income wage
earners are also capped, but it is inaccurate to say that the rate is the same
for all workers.

I have a service company and I recently increased the number of employees by
more than 30%. The average pay for the new hires is $14.

A day? :-) (only joking)

So you added one new employee to your three-person staff?

Didn't you recently post that you keep all of your employees down to 30 hours a
week, or less, to avoid paying certain fringe benefits?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

Actually, Harry, I credit the tax cut for a very recent increase in
patients' disposable income...leading to a sharp increase in spending on
dental care vs. last summer. The increase in productivity is the reason
I
needed to expand my staff.

As for me supplying my name and phone number, here are my terms:

1) I get at least 3 paragraphs of space in your article to share my
views
(in full, and unedited of course)

Sorry, you'd get the space you deserve, depending on what you say.



2) I get a chance to review the entire article, and *OK* any portion
dealing
with me and my practice, prior to publication

I don't give anyone that privilege on my articles.



3) You contact the Collier County Dental Association with a synopsis
about
the theme of your article, and they'll pass it along to me. The contact
should be made on official letterhead of the organization that will do
the
publishing, and should be signed by you. This would mean you are who you
say
you are and you're acting in good faith.

No problem.

Well then send your proposal, and ask that our officers announce the theme
of your article at the next meeting. Perhaps there are other dentists that
would like to share their thoughts on this subject. If you go that far,
I'll email you my name and phone number. Of course, I'll make sure the
other members read some of your less-than-positive posts about dentists and
conservatives. Afterall, it's only fair that they know what kind of person
they are dealing with before providing ammunition for your biased article.

I'll be waiting...

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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I have a service company and I recently increased the number of employees
by
more than 30%. The average pay for the new hires is $14.

A day? :-) (only joking)

So you added one new employee to your three-person staff?

grin The Devil is in the details. ;-)



Didn't you recently post that you keep all of your employees down to 30
hours a
week, or less, to avoid paying certain fringe benefits?

No. All of my employees work less than 40 hours, but I use 32 hours as the
time needed to reach "full time" status...and they all work at least 32
hours per week. In the summer, my hygienist does go down to 24 hours per
week, but still qualifies as "full-time". I only work 4 days per week, so I
didn't think it would be fair to tell the staff that they didn't qualify for
benefits because they didn't work 40 hours.

Wrong and wrong.


Meager benefits, eh?
Here are the "meager" benefits I offer:
Matching Simple IRA pension plan; 5 paid vacation days in years 1 and 2; 10
days starting in year 3; 4 paid holidays; 2 paid sick days; non-HMO health
insurance; free dental care for staff and immediate family.



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Gould 0738 wrote:

I have a service company and I recently increased the number of
employees by
more than 30%. The average pay for the new hires is $14.

A day? :-) (only joking)

So you added one new employee to your three-person staff?

Didn't you recently post that you keep all of your employees down to 30
hours a
week, or less, to avoid paying certain fringe benefits?


Indeed.

And he also claimed he especially looked for employees who would not
"tax" the meager benefits he offers.



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NOYB wrote:

Wrong and wrong.


Meager benefits, eh?
free dental care for staff and immediate family.



Well, I'm glad you provide your workers with a good dental referral.

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Nevertheless, I'll be waiting for your letter of inquiry to the CCDA.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

Actually, Harry, I credit the tax cut for a very recent increase in
patients' disposable income...leading to a sharp increase in spending
on
dental care vs. last summer. The increase in productivity is the
reason
I
needed to expand my staff.

As for me supplying my name and phone number, here are my terms:

1) I get at least 3 paragraphs of space in your article to share my
views
(in full, and unedited of course)

Sorry, you'd get the space you deserve, depending on what you say.



2) I get a chance to review the entire article, and *OK* any portion
dealing
with me and my practice, prior to publication

I don't give anyone that privilege on my articles.



3) You contact the Collier County Dental Association with a synopsis
about
the theme of your article, and they'll pass it along to me. The
contact
should be made on official letterhead of the organization that will
do
the
publishing, and should be signed by you. This would mean you are who
you
say
you are and you're acting in good faith.

No problem.

Well then send your proposal, and ask that our officers announce the
theme
of your article at the next meeting. Perhaps there are other dentists
that
would like to share their thoughts on this subject. If you go that far,
I'll email you my name and phone number. Of course, I'll make sure the
other members read some of your less-than-positive posts about dentists
and
conservatives. Afterall, it's only fair that they know what kind of
person
they are dealing with before providing ammunition for your biased
article.

I'll be waiting...





Oh, I like my dentist just fine. But, then, he's not a horse's ass, as
you are.

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