Well, that is a given and all businesses should try to do it. Think what a difference that would make if all business hired at least 1 person. I hired a "long time unemployed" young man two months ago, and we have another new employee starting in two weeks. I have 7 employees and absolutely know what it costs to employ people. Here in New York state it gets very expensive to live, let alone run a business. I have to agree that a $250,000 income doesn't make you rich, but 2010 statistics show that only 4% of people in this country make over $250,000. We are lucky that Rochester hasn't experienced the extreme booms and busts that many parts of the country has, but our major corps - KODAK, B&L and XEROX have still had to downsize. Business is still very good around here and we try to do our part to keep it moving. I will have wonderful help running the company this year while I'm enjoying my new home in The Villages this winter and managing from a distance.