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Page 18, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 7,1993 Better Pizza atan even 40, -er~ BetteM &/z * rT! O 70MOSADR.EWIB M Rsln n adnPaa TAX VIEWPOINT Taxing away the entreprewnral spirit FRM PAGE 8 length motion pictures, manufac- tured oilfield equipment and staked mineral claims. In aIl of this, we receiv<--d no governiment boans, grants or benefits. Some of our ventures failed. That's alright -- we took the risk and were aware that we mi'glt base. Other ventures succeeded and we created new weath that contributed both Wo the economy and Wo the economxc- wel-being of our suppliers and our employees. We did not- need governments Wo risk taxpayers' money, for we were willing Wo risk our own. We did not require taxpayer.funded pension, child care and handouts. We faced our difficulties head-on, worked sometimes 18 Wo 20 hours a day and invested every dollar we could lay our hands on simply Wo have the opportunity Wo buibd and create and grow. Now, with government grants and boan guarantees, the whobe spirit of entrepreneurship lias been destroyed. Instead of developing new produets or planning marketing canipaigne entrepreneurs spend their tinie seeking goverameat assistance and meeting government regulatimme They are made painfully aware that, even if they avoid taxpayer-funded gxve-aways, their competition surely wibl not, leaving them at a competitive disadvantage. In the end, the succees of failure of niany entreprises now reste largely with bureaucrate who niay neyer have ied tW risk anything, neyer met a payroll and nover understood what it takes Wo go ont and succeed in the business worbd. Canada's economiechcmate creates nothing but uncerteinty and delay -- the two enemies of any business enterprise. What cen we do Wo restore the true spirit of entrepreneurehip in our countrFirst, we mnust remove fombureaucrate any responeibility for fostering economic devlopment. They are ill.equipped for the task. Secondly, we must deel with the attitude that government je responible for us froni the crediee W he grave. Thase with this attitude wibb not have the abiity Wo teke the rieka a new business requires. But mast of ail, we muet deal with the excessive taxes and regulations that serve only W rab the fr-uits of labour, riek and dedicatica, destroying ail incentive tW invest. Soapy sales for Girl GuidesU Girl Guides are now selling soap Wo raise mnoney.for their organization. Produced exclusively for the guiding organization, the environmental safe soap ie made from 100 per cent vegetable soap base, with no animal tallow, oil or petro chemicals for fragrance or colour. It is non-detergent and biodegradable and doee flot subject any animal Wo produet testing. The soap is a family sldn care produet packaged in boxes made frcwn recycled paper, without cellophane or plastic Oû&rl Guides is concerned about the stewardship of Canadals number one resource -- water,' says Joan Howell, chief commnissioner of Girl Guides of Canada. Girl Guide soap is available froin the Girl Guides of canada Retail Store, 121 Simncoe St. S., Oshawa; Shoreline Guide Shop, 835 Westney Rd. S., Unit 3, Ajax, or by contacting a leader of any girl guide unit. Plnt a Seed GIRL G UIDE CORDS PRESENTED Iabove, from Ieft) Heather Lttie, Alex G rindlay, Amber Thorndyke anid Dana Giggy of the 23rd Whtby Guides were pre- sented with ail-round cords recently at a cere- mony at St. Andrew's Pre- sbyterian Church. (Ieft) Rachael Quinneil, Ste- hanie Asquith, Aleasha edmond and Sharlynn Van Luven of the 1 l th Whitby Trafalgar Guides were treated to a pizza dinner after receiving their cords. Photo b ak Reesor, * WhÏtby Free Pres I _______________