Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Yes, This Is an Emergency

If you smelled smoke and saw flames rising from your small business, the first call you’d make would be to your fire department. Well, it’s time to dial Congress’ 911 number. The warning signs are clear—your small business and millions of others could get burned in the Fiscal Cliff negotiations unless you shout for help.

There is no more urgent act you can take today than to personally call your U.S. representatives and senators. Plead with them to answer the bell to protect small businesses from free enterprise opponents who don’t realize that increasing your taxes is like playing with matches.

If the anti-small-business forces in Washington win the fight to let the 2001 and 2003 tax relief measures to expire--if they yank the props from under the estate tax exemption so it falls from $5 million to $1 million and rates skyrocket to 55 percent--if they succeed in raising alternative minimum taxes on 31 million Americans and wiping out many vital small-business tax extenders--the impact on Main Street will be as devastating as a four-alarm fire.

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