Block 1
Ms. McMurray & Mrs. Ramshaw

Friday, April 6, 2012

Entrepreneurs Struggling With Taxes

URL TO ARTICLE:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/business/yourtaxes/entrepreneurs-face-mounds-of-tax-paperwork.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=smallbusiness&adxnnlx=1333685970-s9cP8d6sN/lf+ySuhbOnug



Overall the article is about the great amount of taxes being put on new small buisness owners. It is a concern because the taxes are coming as the buisness opens so if youre not prepared with a good accountant and the right finnancial income; it is very easy to go into debt. The question I would like to ask you is what challanges do all these taxes bring upon new small buisness owners, and do you think the buisnesses should be given all these taxes so quickly?

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/10/business/la-fi-ikea-union-20110410


Ikea factories both in Sweden and in Danville, VA. are similar in which they both produce the same products, the only difference between the two factories are that workers in Sweden enjoy a minimum wage of 19$ an hour and a government mandated five weeks paid vacation. Full time workers in Danville start off at 8$ an hour with 12 vacation days 8 of which are chosen by the company.

Do you think that this is fair considering the economy and living conditions in the different countries?