To the editor:

On Sept. 10, one of the major news networks reported that American businesses are the highest taxed of all in the world, that includes France. Consider yourself being the CEO of a major corporation. You’re receiving pressure from your investors to turn a profit. You’re faced with labor union demands for higher wages and benefits, customers are requesting lower prices due to their increased operating cost, your normal operating cost are increasing, you’re losing volume due to the competition undercutting you, you pay municipal taxes, county tax, state tax, employment tax, property tax, state income tax, federal income tax on and on and on with the taxes. With the upcoming election one candidate is running on the promise that should he win that he will raise your taxes considerably.

Here are your options:

1. Close your doors.

2. Discharge your most experienced highest paid employees and replace with younger less experienced and much cheaper employees.

3. You could accomplish both numbers one and number two plus turn a large profit for your investors by relocating to another country.

What’s your decision?

Too bad about those small businesses that currently supply parts and materials to the company. They too have decisions about their future. Trickle down! Oh well!

During this election time, we need to keep this in mind.

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

— Abraham Lincoln

Charles R. Alexander

Bokeelia