Hiring "Independent Contractors"

"That "Big Brother", who you seem to love, ain't all you crack it up to be!"

******........the "Big Brother" you, and others like yourself, imagine is a fictional creation. Our government, like it or not, is comprised of the citizens of the United States of America. Who put those citizens in Washington? We the people did. We the people have rights. We the people have the right to decide who goes to Washington. We the people voted in the lawmakers. We the people have to learn to live with the laws we the people are ultimately responsible for (due to our voting decisions) OR learn how to get those laws changed. Technically speaking, we the people are "Big Brother".

Gary, you seem determined to make our government out to be an Evil Entity forced upon us when in reality, our government is made up of thousands of people just like you and me. Look around you; if your friends decided to run for public office, won the election and happily traipsed off to Washington, would you suddenly see them as the enemy? If your friends decided to seek employment with a government agency, would they become the scum of the earth? If yes, then bless your heart.

As I clearly stated in my last message, our government ISN'T a perfect system. And I wouldn't say I'm "in love" with our government. However, unlike many people, I see our government for what it is: a system for governing and protecting a society who chooses to live within its jurisdiction. I don't see the IRS as a monster out to bankrupt me; I see the IRS as the US government's method of collecting taxes. I don't see our tax laws as stifling and written to destroy businesses; I see our tax laws as a means to set out clearly (so to speak!) who pays what. You may agree with certain laws and hate others but that is simply a matter of personal perception. Go ask Joe Blow on the street about businesses being able to incorporate and get different taxation rates and he'll get on his soapbox and rant for hours about how "the rich are never taxed and the government is out to screw the little guy and businesses should have to pay MORE blah, blah, blah...". Go ask the businessperson who's incorporated about the same laws and they'll wax eloquent about how everyone should do it and how much money they've saved yadda, yadda, yadda.....

Same law, different perceptions.

Gary, it is soooooo fine with me if you choose to look at our government as the boogeyman-in-the-closet. This here's the U. S. of A. and you're entitled to your opinions and perceptions. I'm just sorry you seem to see only the flaws of our government and not the many ways we benefit from our government.

Or maybe you do and you're just playing devil's advocate...... :)

:)
EM