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  Bern, PaulB.
  
  We have many excellent local businesses that are providing first class services in a very diffficult economic climate. We need more of these businesses locally and the ones we do have need support. They are struggling under a high tax burden, lots of red tape and an economic slowdown. Remember it was not just the low paid who's taxes were increased in the budget, small businesses suffered an increase in their Corporation tax while big businesses had it reduced.
  
  Ill informed sweeping critisism is not what they need and comments such as Bern made are not helpful to them, or Dover. Who would want to open up a business here when they will be subject to such ignorant whinging and critisism.
  
  By all means express an opinion freely but make sure it has some substance and is targeted. Fail to back up and justify a sweeping statement then you should be able to accept correction and critisism yourself, it goes with the territory.
  
  If you want evidence of what I say Bern you can accompany me to a meeting Friday morning where I will be mixing with around 46 dynamic East Kent based businesses, three of them being market leaders in their field and Dover based. Ohhhhh, the meeting is in Canterbury at 6am, yes thats right 6am. Many of the people you sit there and attack as being provincial in their thinking are up and about meeting, networking and doing business before most people are out of bed. I will even treat you to the breakfast!!!

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