[s_wilwerding]

Even though I am a conservative, I disagree that corporations are paying too much in taxes. A lot of corporations pay no taxes at all because of various loopholes and corporate welfare.

Having said that, I am on the side of the corporation. Everybody rails against corporations and the harm they cause, but I would imagine that over half of the people on this Board (perhaps fewer since we have more "entrepreneurs" on this Board) work for large corporations. I myself work for a Fortune 100 company. These large corporations provide a great benefit to our society by employing a large number of people, and in my case and many others, provide excellent benefits to employees.

So, while I am in favor of being a little more strict on the taxation of corporations, I do think the government needs to be careful in being too strict on corporations, as that directly leads to fewer employees and/or fewer benefits. The best way to increase employment is to make it attractive for businesses to hire workers, and generally that involves having as few government regulations on business as possible.

On the subject of offshore jobs, unfortunately I think that is going to continue. I think manufacturing jobs, for the foreseeable future, are going to be shipped overseas because the cost is so much less. The thing that boggles my mind, however, is how software and IT jobs are going overseas, especially to India. This is done ostensibly to save money, but I know that in most cases, it has caused more problems than it's worth. Trying to coordinate with employees halfway around the world on software and systems that constantly need attention is a nightmare. I think more and more corporations are going to see this and the outflow of skilled jobs is going to decrease.

Just my $.02.