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> (aka didn't even know who would have to pay it). Small business people aren't stupid. It's sad you think they are. I can assure you that the small business p

> (aka didn't even know who would have to pay it). Small business people aren't stupid. It's sad you think they are. I can assure you that the small business people--the shop owners and house cleaners and barbers and contractors -- knew who had to pay it and who weren't. You'd be surprised to learn that some people like things to be fair even if they aren't directly involved in a transaction or agreement.

fwip 7y ago
If you attended the public hearings (or read coverage thereof), you'd know that many of the people testifying against it didn't understand that they were not subject to it.
- MagicPropmaker 7y ago
  That's not what I heard and read at all. There were reports that each side was accusing the other side of spreading "misinformation" about it. But that doesn't mean people testifying didn't understand. Do you think anyone who disagrees with you does it because he lacks the mental capacity to "understand" things as well as you do? See: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/how-amazon-helped-kill-a-seattle-tax-on-business/562736/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/how-a...
  - fwip 7y ago
    They believed they were subject to it but they, in fact, were not. I don't know how to be more clear than that.
lazyasciiart 7y ago
No. They argued that small businesses would have to pay it and could not afford this cost. Some of them even tried to suggest that it would be a reasonable idea if it would only apply to larger businesses. Also, you don't have to be stupid to not know that, just uninformed. I suppose it depends on the definition of stupidity.
- MagicPropmaker 7y ago
  Well, show me were people were saying that. Small business people who served large employers were correctly saying it affected them, and they knew the reasons.
  - lazyasciiart 7y ago
    I don't know, but it's not happening in this thread so far as I can tell so I'm not sure when he does.
  - lazyasciiart 7y ago
    Weird, I'm pretty sure this isn't the comment I was replying to yesterday.

fwip 7y ago

If you attended the public hearings (or read coverage thereof), you'd know that many of the people testifying against it didn't understand that they were not subject to it.

MagicPropmaker 7y ago
That's not what I heard and read at all. There were reports that each side was accusing the other side of spreading "misinformation" about it. But that doesn't mean people testifying didn't understand. Do you think anyone who disagrees with you does it because he lacks the mental capacity to "understand" things as well as you do? See: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/how-amazon-helped-kill-a-seattle-tax-on-business/562736/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/how-a...
- fwip 7y ago
  They believed they were subject to it but they, in fact, were not. I don't know how to be more clear than that.

lazyasciiart 7y ago

No. They argued that small businesses would have to pay it and could not afford this cost. Some of them even tried to suggest that it would be a reasonable idea if it would only apply to larger businesses. Also, you don't have to be stupid to not know that, just uninformed. I suppose it depends on the definition of stupidity.

MagicPropmaker 7y ago
Well, show me were people were saying that. Small business people who served large employers were correctly saying it affected them, and they knew the reasons.
- lazyasciiart 7y ago
  I don't know, but it's not happening in this thread so far as I can tell so I'm not sure when he does.
- lazyasciiart 7y ago
  Weird, I'm pretty sure this isn't the comment I was replying to yesterday.