dickmilde:"But the problem is that if you don't allow people ( corporations ) to be successful then you won't have any growth in employment. The system has to allow success"
But your "system" doesn't allow anyone else to be "successful" it only makes the one that has it to gain more. That's why big "corp's" pay big bonus to the CEO and shit to the hired people. Look around at the Hugh Bonus's being paid out. Has anyone else got a raise if they even have a job. Nope they got pissed on. Your system looks good on paper but doesn't take in greed.
Your Question: "If you had $300,000 and are willing to invest it by starting a small business, how much would you expect to earn each year so that you would consider it worthwhile?
I would hope to make good % on my investment. But I would also like to be able to pay the people working for me a decent living wage. Enough that I would not be checking the bottom line to see how much I could squeeze out of some poor slob.