From certain angles, it reminds me of the Solstice coupe.

Also his shoulder is being consumed by the fender.

Excellent turn of phrase!

If you think lower taxes = "giving the money to small business owners," it's pretty clear we don't share a common frame of reference. If a mugger points a gun at me and takes half the money from my wallet, I don't think it's reasonable to expect me to thank him for "giving" me the other half of my money.

More impressed with your obscure movie reference than with the airbag, actually. :)

I don't disagree with that, but if only 15% of businesses allocated a significant portion of their tax relief to new hires, it would still result in a measurable increase total hiring, right?

Fine. Wasting my time trying to explain the logic of a small business owner. I'll go back to running my company; you go back to your undeviating opinions.

You stated that reduced taxes wouldn't lead to additional hires. I say you're wrong. If my company had lower taxes, we could and would hire people with the money currently taken by tax.

Nope. We just ran calculations today and found that if healthcare costs were the same percentage of our overhead as five years ago, we could afford to hire two more programmers. I'd love to have two more programmers on staff. I hate to think who I'll have to lay off to cover upcoming healthcare increases. I have…

Of course it's not just a factor of "have some cash." A small business needs to forecast return on investment based on a lot of factors. Plenty of us are battening down the hatches and avoiding hiring due to anticipated massive upcoming healthcare expenses. I hire more people to expand our customer base as I have…

:) Been in business since 1994. How about you?

You clearly don't own a company. I do. If I had lower taxes, I'd absolutely hire more people. Running a small business is about long-term investment at the price of significant short-term sacrifice.

Her lips kinda creep me out. Look like earthworms.

VOTE LUTZ IN 2016!!!

Yes, that. I drive a Sky Redline for autocross, and frequently spank Miatas. Kudos to the Miata, but it's not the only competent roadster ever made.

Okay. I didn't expect this topic to spiral, so I'll get serious.

Bob Lutz for president in 2012?! I'm ready to vote!

#1!!! Why? Because I have a G8 GT sitting in my driveway! I win!

Which of the Amish dwarves is he?

I HAVE AN INNER CLOWN?? Dear God, somebody cut it out of me, PLEASE!!!