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McArthur’s Bakery Owner David McArthur on the steps the government can take to boost small business growth.
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-- -- Then there's the baker from -- -- long an advocate to get the government out of his business.
Now taking center stage in this presidential campaign on a very different ship.
I've met parents like like David McArthur David's son was seriously injured and Afghanistan as he described and as I told David I believe that to those who put everything on the line for us we owe everything to them that they need.
What -- -- -- ever will we get -- on the phone or just a person as they do tonight.
David very good to have you and congratulate them -- again on the shout out from mom that promised by the way I'd I'd -- did you last time and our election coverage.
Given this out -- given the attention he was giving you.
Is -- accounted you have a cannon.
I don't have a candidate this time -- you know I don't feel that I'm in that position move to to tell people the way they ought to vote.
My know you know for my own self that you know there -- some determining factors that -- -- applied to my personal life.
And I know where all go but I don't set in this chair to to to pick a candidate I don't think that's.
I don't think that's where I need to go I think I think I need to keep my -- focused on the issues and you know I talk about big government and big government from both sides of the -- being intrusive.
Right here to talk about this for years your issue is Republicans Democrats over the years -- decades.
If so many regulations.
Taxes upon taxes that it -- ages are doing your job as a baker a lot more difficult.
On what what's one thing you'd like to see whether it's.
A reelected Barack Obama or.
President and Romney -- under that would you like to see either do.
Well you know what I'd like to see of them get out of lives of so many small businesses don't wanna for a went on -- -- Huckabee well formed this week I did a lot of research with friends and -- business like a give you a little illustration.
The and the international fuel tax association for a buddy of mine's got seventeen trucks.
It cost him almost 50000 dollars a year to manage -- have an employee to pay the government's 750.
Dollars a month.
For that same seventeen trucks do the math 750 a month times twelve what are we talking here you know 79000.
Dollars a year -- for him to pay the government an additional two cents a gallon.
9000 dollars a year -- cost him 50000 dollars a year.
You think are not -- America -- aren't paying it.
Don't you think my customers pay -- that.
You know it did just this little stuff goes on like another supplier.
He had to put in self contained room for our -- so peanuts and not products -- kept in -- but -- -- delivers them on the same -- -- had to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to store and and an air handling system.
But I get them delivered right next to my chocolate chips.
Do you see weren't born -- I do I do on arrival muscles my appetite -- it not quite dated are very close to a very good having you thank you very much.
Aren't always a pleasure data cards are now to the other.
