Maine Voices: Small businesses – our nation's job creators – shouldn't be handcuffed

The writer says Sen. Collins' plan to impose an additional tax on the wealthy helps to protect small businesses.

By PATRICK SHRADER

http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/small-businesses-our-nations-job-creators-shouldnt-be-handcuffed_2012-12-14.html

A recent opinion piece, "Creating a small business tax loophole would only serve millionaires," wrongly suggests that a proposal by Sen. Susan Collins to impose an additional tax on millionaires and billionaires is a giveaway to the rich.

As a small business, Arundel Machine has focused its last 10 years on business growth.
This means putting more Mainers to work.

In 2012 alone, we have hired 14 new employees.
Our company, not unlike other small businesses in Maine, looks at every dollar available to reinvest as both precious and critical to our and our employees' continued success.

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