A real letter from a CEO to his employees.

Re:A real letter from a CEO to his employees. by Rod on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @03:18PM (#423889)

I did not say there shouldn't be investment in public education and health care, did I? I am not advocating zero taxes, I am advocating tax policies that don't kill start-ups and entrepreneurs in general.

I am European. I worked at two start-ups in two different EU countries before coming to California for grad school. What I experienced is that social welfare has its costs. If you found a start-up and are trying to survive, high-taxes only work against you.

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Re:A real letter from a CEO to his employees. by andreyf on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @10:59PM (#424426)

What I experienced [before coming to Cali] is that social welfare has its costs.

Well, then we're definitely just coming from different places, and arguing that we should head in opposite directions, while looking at the same goal. By American standards, California has very high tax rates, as well as an excellent system of public higher education.

I'm also glad we agree that taxation should be about maximizing overall productivity, not about idealistic comfort.

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Re:A real letter from a CEO to his employees. by Rod on Thursday January 08, 2009 @02:31AM (#424617)

Compared to Sweden, California's taxes are low ;-)

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