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Last week, everybody seemed to have lost their minds, didn’t they? Most of the PR pros of my acquaintance would have called the AIG bonus debacle a case of tone-deaf company creating a Wiley Coyote public relations moment for themselves.

It was revealing, though, for some reasons I expect to be speculating about later this week over at The Journal Blog and maybe elsewhere. Having had my thoughts provoked, I also expect I’ll enjoy myself.

Last week’s microbusiness news is an exercise in the virtues of patience. Ever so slowly, Washington is taking up the microbusiness people’s business, although they continue to be hampered by the lack of leadership over at the SBA.

And what’s up with that, anyway?

It’s difficult to say whether its a good thing or not that these to important microbusiness bills — the standard home office deduction and the permission for Schedule C filers to deduct health insurance premiums before calculating FICA taxes — have been introduced so early.

It’s nice to know that they’re thinking about us, isn’t it?

On the other hand, past experience shows that legislation introduced this early (especially small business legislation) has a tendency to get buried and forgotten in the pending tray.

As to that, we shall see.

For more information

President’s Remarks to Small Business Owners (video)
Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2009 (THOMAS)
Equity for Our Nation’s Self Employed Act of 2009 (THOMAS)
National Association for the Self-Employed

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