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WCGreen

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4. I did that with my dad. He was a John Henry Tool and Die maker who

Reply to jody (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:53 PM

Nov 2012

refused to admit defeat at the hands of the new computerized machines that started to appear around 1975...

I remember him working out the angles at home late at night using his Trig schooling to make sure the cuts were true.

He finally gave up when he had a stroke in 1983.

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As a tax preparer, soon to be retired, I have done a bunch of business tax returns over the [View all] WCGreen Nov 2012 OP

Wonderful expression. My Uncle (4th grade) started a small business that survived, perhaps 80-90% jody Nov 2012 #1

I did that with my dad. He was a John Henry Tool and Die maker who WCGreen Nov 2012 #4

We lost people like your dad and government insists on dumbing down education to prevent more like jody Nov 2012 #5

I always suspected that most small businesses only had a few employees. theoldman Nov 2012 #2

I think what Mitt sees as small business really isn't. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #3

Can you explain the whole Obama Care bill and its relationship to small business? n/t thanks. busterbrown Nov 2012 #6

for biz with only a few employees......nothing will change n/t NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #7

Thanks. How about big business? Don't the tax breaks make it a break even situation? busterbrown Nov 2012 #8