Serious politically oriented questions
Vulchor
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So alot of us here agree, and some disagree on a ton of political topics. Some are good, some go no where. Some stay out of some, some get into all. So I have a few questions that I think can remain civil (for a time anyway) and everyone can participate in...and have been a big query to me. They deal with terms we use and throw around as blanket statements (myself included) and I feel need a true definition or a point of reference for people...
What is a "small" business?What constitutes the "rich" and the "poor"?What is "middle class"?What is "small government"?
What is a "small" business?What constitutes the "rich" and the "poor"?What is "middle class"?What is "small government"?
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Sorry Vulch. You're going to have to be a bit more specific here. True definitions for these phrases could fill books. Literally.
I kinda get were you're going with this, though. You probably hear pundits on both sides who bash the "rich", feel pity for the "poor" and champion the "middle class". All the while, you're thinking "Who the f**k are they talking about, exactly?"
The best short answer I can give you is: you know it when you see it.
2. Well to do is making over 250 K per year per individual, rich is in that 500K-1 million range-------Poor is harder to define, but I think when your getting under 20K and you support anyone but yourself, youre getting close
3. Middle Class...families (3 to 6 people) earning between 40 and 120K
4. Small govt, I dont have an answeer for because I dont beleive it exists in our county. Govt. only gets bigger and takes away more rights. I think small govt. is only a term used to keep the masses happy because it sounds good in a speech.
I don't know much about Bechtel, but from what little I found on-line, they are in fact a corporation. Their official name is "Bechtel Corp."..... I would say this one falls into the corporation criteria. I can't speak for whomever claims they are a "small business", but I wouldn't define them as such, personally.
The Small Business Administration actually defines what a small business is on their website. I spent a solid hour reading through their definitions and charts and I still have no clue what a small business is. You can find that here: http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/index.html
This brings us to another of the topics, small Government. The SBA page explanations is the proof positive that we need smaller govt. LOL
The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia
Persons in family Poverty guideline
1 $10,830 2 14,570 3 18,310 4 22,050 5 25,790 6 29,530 7 33,270 8 37,010
For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.
According to the US Govt there are 6 effective tax brackects for income. They are:
10% single up to $8,375
15% single up to $34,000
25% single up to $82,400
28% single up to $171,850
33% single up to $373,650
35% single above $373,650
Looking carefully at the income levels associated with these brackets I think they pair off nicely. 2-low income, 2-middle income, 2-upper income.
Let me ask Gypsy, I too tried to make heads or tails out of the SBA guidelines and such-----good luck...however you say this is a need for smaller govt. I dont disagree, but this is a blanket statement I am trying to talk about in this very topic. Smaller govt, sure.....but what needs to be smaller and how does doing such make this any better?
Im not being confrontational btw, or even saying I dont agree, but small govt. sounds great BUT how would that change or help this? What could be done to make it so?