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The Editors
Member to memberI want to thank you for the wonderful article you wrote about me in SEA (March/April). I left for Florida just a few days after the article came out and returned to find 24 phone messages, many of them in response to the article. I've talked to people all over the country, including a postal worker who saw the article while sorting mail. I've made several new business contacts and have contracted to do work for a man in California. Jami Deise from the NASE office in Washington, D.C., asked permission to circulate the article among the local news media. As you can well imagine, this has been a great experience for me, and I can't thank you enough for profiling my business. I wish you continued success with the NASE and SEA. The new format is quite an improvement, and the Web site is impressive as well. Debby St. Charles, Taxing debateI just read the letter written by Jim McLaughlin in the May/June issue. I find it hard to believe that an NASE Member would honestly support our "progressive" tax system and lambaste Congressman Bill Archer's plan to cut taxes. The progressive tax system McLaughlin claims is responsible for our "booming economy" is the most inequitable form of socialist wealth distribution known to mankind. Americans have had it with taxes. Give us a strong military, maintain the federal highway system, keep all essential government operations in place and show everyone else the door. When fiscal sanity returns to the federal government, a 5-percent national sales tax would pay for everything any of us would ever need. John Geerlings Impressed by ShopTalkI am writing to commend you concerning one of your consultants who has been a delight to work with. Recently an individual asked if I could franchise my company. Just off the top of my head, I said "sure, I can do that." If the truth be known, I knew nothing of franchising. I called the NASE, and you fortunately had ShopTalk 800. Of all the individuals who I've talked with over the last several weeks, the consultant was not only the most helpful, but also friendly, entertaining and just a nice guy. If all your other benefits and con-sultants are as impressive as this, then my membership in the NASE is well worth the money. Judy Koechel Supporting the LANI am happy to contribute $125 toward the
NASE's Legislative Action Network.
The NASE is concerned about the very things I consider important:
Steve Farrington, Follow-up questionI just read the article about Debra St. Charles in the March/April issue. In it she mentioned that she was hesitant to hire independent contractors because of the unclear IRS rules. This comment reminded me about Senate bill 1610, which SEA covered in the May/June 1996 issue. Is there any news about the status of that bill? Steve Henslee Return to the table of contents |
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