Farmers Markets. Friend or Foe.

Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 11 months ago to The Gulch: General
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I have had some interesting conversations with customers recently about our local Farmers Market. I support the concept and believe it is how business was meant to be done. Producers sell their items directly to consumers. I am in the unfortunate position of having to compete with our local Farmers Market which is within walking distance of my retail store. In todays government controlled world it is clear that Farmers Markets are basically Black Markets. They operate on Saturday and Sunday when most government inspectors are off. Our local market is held on church property so they don't pay property tax. It is unlikely that they are complying with many of the costly mandates that I am. I still support the concept and I am surprised when speaking to customers about this that they usually say that they should "have to pay" their fair share. I always say that neither one of us should have to pay most of these fees. Curious if you all had any thoughts about this.

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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Most people get the NFP thing wrong. It doesn't mean that you don't make more money than you spend, it merely means that you don't have shareholders to whom you pay dividends. When you are talking about educational, you are describing a 501(C)3 type organization. That is a special designation as a certain type of organization that not only is tax exempt, but you get to deduct contributions to them.
    You can be a NFP organization, and get special tax treatment for purchases and such, for nearly any type organization, so long as you don't have shareholders and don't pay out dividends. Whatever excess funds that you generate must be used within the organization (pay, growth, etc.) and not distributed to investors.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 11 months ago
    A thick striped shirt is padding enough for true rugby players!
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    well it represents certain things in our culture. It's not like you can ignore that. it stands for sacrifice. the symbol of the cross has bugged me since I was a child. I did not understand then, but I did feel manipulated
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That might be because it requires things to be hanging freely between the legs. If that's happening for you, then I suggest that you get to the doctor quickly ;-)
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Why? I've never understood why a non-believer would have any objection at all to religious symbolism.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Well, you can look at it a number of ways. It's not a line item on the employee's paycheck, but if the employer didn't have to pay it, they would be able to increase the employee's wages.

    Neither is the "employer's portion" of social security shown on the employee's paycheck.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 11 years, 11 months ago
    my point exactly: put something small in the pot. I wanted to say "obama's conscience" but I didn't want to go THAT miniscule, and I didn't bring my microscope.
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