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Cut taxes for small businesses

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Our members of Congress go back to Washington, D.C., soon. They should cut taxes for small businesses right away.

In Pennsylvania, there are 1 million small businesses, employing 2.4 million people – roughly half of the state workforce. But these job creators are struggling with high taxes. As a small-business owner myself, I know.

My company, Guy Chemical, currently employs about 130 people. But federal, state, and local taxes raise my total tax burden to nearly 50 percent. I’ve had to take out bank loans to pay my taxes on several occasions. Because I’m giving away half my income to the government, it’s increasingly difficult for me to hire new employees and raise wages for my current workers.

And I’m only one small-business owner. Imagine the transformative impact of tax cuts on millions of small businesses nationwide. That’s how you create jobs and reward working Americans.

Guy Berkebile

Somerset

Berkebile is the president of Guy Chemical Company.

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