Driven people aren't going to stop being driven because of a higher tax rate. I don't answer the question because I already answered it and I just disagree with what's implied.
Au Contrar...
I am not rich, but I once was doing pretty good...
As I rebuild, one thing that I am certain of... I will never again get bigger that that which I can handle myself.
No more employees. Never again.
That means no more monster corporate business, and I am alright with that.
I can make between fifty and a hundred bucks an hour all by myself, without all the bricks and mortar, without 10 service vehicles, without the massive investment outfitting those trucks and a shop, without all the headaches of employees, and without the government stone around my neck.
Piss on it. All of it.
And I am by no means alone. It is a thankless thing to be in business anymore. I will do for myself, and no others, and I will do much better.
Go get in business for yourself before you make statements you are not qualified to make.