http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/09/03/jenny-liles-edison-econonmy-inspiring-innovation/ Tue, 22 May 2012 23:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/09/03/jenny-liles-edison-econonmy-inspiring-innovation/#comment-56197 Thomas Grimes Edison State College Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:07:42 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/09/03/jenny-liles-edison-econonmy-inspiring-innovation/#comment-56197 I to am for small business development. But we must understand that small business regardless of what you hear on television is not always the best idea for a community. I saw in your comment that you saw people selling mullet and watermelons on the side of the road. Do you know if they had a permit to make sure that that the food they were selling was properly handled? Did they even have a tax id number for their business which would allow the revenue from that side business to help the county with its tax base? Small business can in fact hurt an economy in some cases and can put the public in danger especially when it is food related. The majority of small business in America do not provide healthcare insurance, 401K, pension and opportunity for advancement like the large corporations do. These are essential to raising a family and being able to retire. Many people who work for a small business even if it is their own will never have these things they could have received if they had worked for a larger corporation. So just remember statistically the little guy is going to stay little. Unless the small guy has something unique which is very rare these days. So before everyone beats up on the Wal-Marts ,Targets, Home Depots, and Publix's of the world remember they have given an awful lot of people opportunities that a small business could not have given those who work for them. Even the owners of these business themselves often do worse independently than if they had worked for a larger corporation. I to am for small business development. But we must understand that small business regardless of what you hear on television is not always the best idea for a community. I saw in your comment that you saw people selling mullet and watermelons on the side of the road. Do you know if they had a permit to make sure that that the food they were selling was properly handled? Did they even have a tax id number for their business which would allow the revenue from that side business to help the county with its tax base? Small business can in fact hurt an economy in some cases and can put the public in danger especially when it is food related. The majority of small business in America do not provide healthcare insurance, 401K, pension and opportunity for advancement like the large corporations do. These are essential to raising a family and being able to retire. Many people who work for a small business even if it is their own will never have these things they could have received if they had worked for a larger corporation. So just remember statistically the little guy is going to stay little. Unless the small guy has something unique which is very rare these days. So before everyone beats up on the Wal-Marts ,Targets, Home Depots, and Publix’s of the world remember they have given an awful lot of people opportunities that a small business could not have given those who work for them. Even the owners of these business themselves often do worse independently than if they had worked for a larger corporation.

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