Economics

🕑May 16, 2012 🖋John Locke 💬1

What is a sustainable startup?

Block and Tackle Businesses. That's what my father-in-law calls them, regular businesses that aren't going for sexy venture funding, but critical to a functioning economy. Businesses that perform a valuable function, and grow on their own revenue more than anything else.

🕑Oct 26, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬1

How to avoid tax on high income: Create jobs!

The debate about increasing taxes on high-income people rages on in both Washington D.C and Washington State. Here in the state, there's an initiative on the ballot that proposes an income tax on people earning more than $200K (or $400K for joint filers).

🕑Mar 15, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬4

Is there going to be Sales Tax on Open Source software?

Today, in the Washington State legislature, the House and the Senate are reconciling their two different bills to balance the State budget. Both involve significant tax changes, and there are different ramifications for software depending on which goes through.