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In reply to the discussion: It turns out that people hate rich assholes who threaten to cut back employees' hours [View all]Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)60. I am a business owner.
I own and run a business that is both highly regulated by government and is in an extremely competitive sector of the economy.
Profit margin gains based upon increased efficiencies and adapting improved technologies can be measured in hundreths of percent.
If I don't stay out in front of improving my physical plant in order to operate at least as efficiently as my competitors, I must either take less in profits, or eventually fail, as I just cannot raise my rates and still expect to remain in business.
I can tell you from first-hand experience that I cannot pass along every cost increase onto my customers, as much as I'd love to be able to, and neither can any other player, large or small, in my industry.
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It turns out that people hate rich assholes who threaten to cut back employees' hours [View all]
phantom power
Dec 2012
OP
I think this is due to social media and the net. Hopefully this attitude will continue
FSogol
Dec 2012
#2
Unfortunately for Papa Johns, people can get cardboard pizza from a lot of different establishments.
Pisces
Dec 2012
#3
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I even find middle-income assholes difficult...
Squinch
Dec 2012
#53
What I think would work best is to counter the notion that taxation should be "fair"
Major Nikon
Dec 2012
#30
It was unheard of that a greedy, selfish business owner would lay his cards out so foolishly
pacalo
Dec 2012
#17
Just a little FYI, Darden was also one of the corps behind the "Orange County Commission & Mayor"
winterpark
Dec 2012
#18
Obvious: As Unemployment Falls, Biggest Risk To Job Growth Is Self-Inflicted Damage From Bad Policy
MediaMan
Dec 2012
#27
Not all local "mom & pop" places are noble some can be as evil as the corporate chains. There was a
Raine
Dec 2012
#46
The typical asshole CEO and their cronies are getting exposed more and more, and
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#52