If you own a business, have owned a business and you are not supporting NFIB please ask me and I'll get you started. It is ridiculously low for the value you get as a member. Just use the contact form on this page. Here's my letter. Feel free to share this article using the social media buttons below. As a membership rep, I can assist any business located anywhere in the USA.
Hello NFIB, small business and Free
Enterprise Fan.
How
is your retirement going? I hope you are doing the things you deserve after
owning and operating a successful business and supporting free enterprise all
of these years.
Because of your support and that of
many local small businesses, NFIB has been pushing back on unfair practices
which hurt small business and frankly, the American consumer and citizens too. As small business goes, so goes the country.
We see what’s going on in our
streets; the violence and damage to businesses. We see the lack of leadership
by certain parties surrounding COVID which is causing businesses to shut down
(many permanently) and calls to defund the police. And we see the outright “stealing”
by our government in the form of taxes and over reach. I have not seen anything
like this in my 64 years of living in this great country.
Yes, I’m 64 and still out being the “Paul
Revere” for small business, because I want to do something to protect the
future of my kids and grand kids.
These same issues which affect
business also affect us as consumers. For instance, if the “one size fits all”
$15 dollar minimum wage goes into effect, it will put many of the remaining
small businesses who manage through the COVID shutdown, out of business. Any
who manage to stay in business will have to raise the cost of product and
services to, guess who? You and me as consumers.
The 20% tax deduction that NFIB gained
for small business a few years ago with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will go away,
says Biden, if he is elected. Small business will have to make that up too, by
raising costs to consumers. And there is so much more that NFIB is doing behind
the scenes that it would boggle the mind to see just how it has fought this
year for business owners, and American citizens, to retain their rights,
freedoms and keeping the economy in check.
Thank you for reading this so far. I’m
sharing this with you because I know that you have a heart for small business
and you still believe in America. I hope you feel my concern and hear the
urgency in my words. Not only small business is in the fight of
their lives this year with the 2020 election; but also that every law
abiding, constitutional loving American’s way of life is at stake.
I know that you no longer own and
run a business. You have been a member for a long time and supported the NFIB cause.
Thank you, thank you; thank you. And it would be easy to say, “I’m done, I’ve
done my part, and I’m walking away and enjoying my retirement”. If that is how
you feel, I am totally fine with that.
However, I did want to let you know
about an opportunity. This is an opportunity for you to still have a voice in
what happens to your country; as a citizen and as a “Retired Business Owner”.
As a
retired business owner, you can still support the cause of NFIB and keep “Free”
in our Free Enterprise system … for generations to come. Your continued support
helps NFIB to continue its mission of promoting and protecting the right of Americans to own, operate and grow
their businesses. These
Americans could be your sons and daughters and their sons and daughters for
years forward.
The opportunity I’m
speaking of is that of “Retired Member”. You still choose whatever you feel you
can invest, from $200 to $15,000. It is entirely up to you; with more we can do
more. You’ll be notified of challenges that we are tackling at the state
capital and in D.C. You’ll have voting privileges, and other benefits and you
can be as active or inactive as you desire.
Many “Retired
Members” invest more than they had when they were active business owners because
they have money and want to put it where it really can do the most good. Others, who now have the time, become more
involved taking on a more active role with NFIB at the state capital. (If interested, we can sure use you. Inquire).
You may have heard me say that when
we retire we don't retire from our values. I didn’t make that up; a retired NFIB member,
who continues supporting the fight for America’s freedoms every year, told me
that.
With your continued support, NFIB
will continue to help the small business owners of the future- which are your and my grandkids, nieces and
nephews.
Right now the media paints a sad
picture and you and I know that much of it is reality. Continued membership
with NFIB offers hope that by combining forces with other believers of private
property and private enterprise that tomorrow can be better. And frankly, I don’t
know where we’d be without organizations like NFIB. And with retirees
and current business owners supporting small business and the free enterprise system,
I believe there is hope.
Again, I know you are “retired” and
I wish you the very best; you certainly deserve everything you’ve earned. You’ve
worked hard for every dollar that you have.
And I also know that if you are like
9 out of 10 retired business owners, that you see this as an “opportunity” to
continue to do something great for business, America and our future
generations.
Of course I’d love to see you
support NFIB for many years through your retirement and feel good about
contributing to a great cause which has helped America for the past 76 years.
But we need to focus on the present
and small business; and America needs you now. I hope you’ll consider
supporting NFIB this year with whatever you can. If you would like to continue
the fight, please complete the form and mail a check to me or call me and I’ll
process your credit card over the phone and email you a receipt.
$200 probably won't make a lot of
difference in your retirement but when combined with the dollars by all of your
fellow business owners; it will do a lot to keep this country on the right
track. If you are able to contribute any larger amount (up to $15,000)
please know every dollar will act as soldiers in the fight for freedom.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of
evil is for good men to do nothing.”
―
―
Again, thanks for all you've
done.
Make it a great day! Terry
PS.
By the way, this is all me. I’m writing this as your local NFIB Rep (3A687).
These are my words as a small business owner myself and lover of our way of
life as an American; and not coming from our headquarters in Nashville.
PSS.
If you know of a small business owner or anyone who would like to join the
fight, let me know. Another idea which some retirees do is sponsor a new member
by paying their first year membership. I am open to your suggestions on how to
use NFIB to help small business and America’s free enterprise system continue.
Thanks again.
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