Cost of Doing Business in Massachusetts Second to last in Country

Now. We have this new piece of news are you ready for this. -- it chooses -- tumbled. To the middle of the pack. And the latest ranking of best -- the business. Following from sixth. To any of pretty big tumble I think we can all agree. We weren't sixth and now we're 28. -- only one state where it's more expensive. To do business. Only wanna. Andy hits Hawaii. If you can believe that's why stay. Is more expensive to do business now we possibly justify this. Just couldn't get any worse here the commonwealth. Is. 49 -- what state wide. Where it's more expensive to do business Hawaii these numbers are good Regis. I agreed to assume what excuses. That we are hearing from Deval Patrick. We talk about to create well we haven't -- One of Boston's. Most prominent businessmen to join us his name is Robert rank and now everybody has to -- and it. I deputy think that I could survive. -- you could survive with me if I didn't have my dunks every morning they should never -- a -- place are after me. Viewing I can be the -- deputy wings in the seventies show wing essentially because there in this so much well rob. As one of these hard working self me guys. Whose family. Immigrated. To the United States in did very well yeah how hard work and perseverance. And his family owned more than 700. Dunkin' Donuts and all this expanded. Family his close family owns sixty Dunkin' Donuts in new England and why does. Well because they worked hard. He worked hard. Rob Brown is not -- law. He to Massachusetts from Portugal nothing he worked for his brother and -- He went to western central Massachusetts he opened his first Dunkin' Donuts and now he's been in the business fortieth and it has XP and the pleasure meeting rob. From him and just a few minutes. And he. Tell me about all of the regulations have been put in place all the freezing this means he unity that comes out of the golden don't. These legislators. Do more content and good everytime they bright -- laws like the one we nicknamed house resolution and the two if you will. The -- at bill if you well. This one was authored by a representative. Named Louis -- from -- in a Democrat. Fact. I don't as a minor and rob is gonna have much more I think alarming stories VO and he calls and but Africa -- law. And makes it illegal for any private retailer that you own a diamond store in downtown crossing. And some gang banger dressed head to toe and bloods. Attire. Keep coming and tell the owner he has inflammatory bowel disease. In the owner is forced to let that guy. Use. The bathroom their private bathroom. Or face a hundred dollar fine. And that's got to figure out. I have got this is big try out the the piece of the legislation. That are doing more harm that good and this is why Massachusetts has tumbled to the bottom of the pack when it comes to doing business. You've heard it many times about my neighbors who tried to open -- -- shopping on some mystery -- -- is still shattered. Because the city arena to the ground until they ran out of money. And the partner had to move to New York. So there are pretty -- And the owner of the establishment his partner had to go to New York so he could work because they have no more money because there are running to the ground by the city. Now we just tested JH. Would you agree. 6172666868. That's 6172666868. The IKEA. That the commonwealth. Is now forty ninth in the cost of business forty night. Second only to Hawaii. I've always been to Hawaii I had the pleasure going to why I would never do it again. You know why the flight is way too long and I can't wait to watch a public debt yet it would dismiss rods golf. It was just call on -- So we're gonna have to head keep an -- -- act as Roberts is Colin and rob if you're listening just try back we knew we had a little technical difficulty union. So I don't know why did not expensive it is trek up a copy yeah. I median dunks. And Hawaii cost -- four dollars and twenty cents and that was ten years ago. So small business owner I wanna hear from you would do things that have happened in recent years. That'd be it's so difficult for Massachusetts business to survive in Pratt. Yesterday we talked about Mary lose and have CE OC. PC decided that it was -- against Mary lose another small coffee chain on the social at a single complaint. Until now of course but they spent the year. With these high priced government hated attorneys investigating this woman because she had the inclination. The audacity. To hire young bubbly. For -- does the cauldron in the north and a copy service. And now -- tags from across the commonwealth are still doing. It's ridiculous so rob hundreds of true pleasure to have somebody like you -- share your expertise right here in the John McPhee show welcome. Well joining that's and I know that you have some firsthand knowledge of how difficult it is to. Open a business masters is the first place and then to maintain. And exactly as you pointed out to me many times the -- and we came here and worked very hard if father knocking me to this country with absolutely nothing. Worked his tail -- but the first franchise and now it is urgent across the Connell and all over the Cape Cod. That threw it it's it's becoming increasingly difficult environment. -- is that these these. Proposed legislation -- are. Left and right and and there are other pieces of legislation that -- an -- in the law that generally creep in areas they are never intended use. To be. One good example. It's all. And you know -- and I discussed this it is you know do little. Option -- under dot components and in areas with other place. -- -- workers that are serving customers with those that. All the workers that are paid it -- that way they're not -- -- There are class action lawsuit against people for allowing. -- asserted that in India in I've got a little resurgent who authored that legislation. And that is happens to be the same woman who is now the defense attorney representing the people who is suing because of the tip pool. That that's true it and she also the same thing burn. Suit franchisees were taking away and it's it's a good deal on its suit for awhile since. It is batted in in an example on out of control I don't what is. That's completely out of control it. And rob there was another proposal there exists a proposal right now that every one of your employees would have to be trained in CPR. Well we're inside choking legislation which you know -- sit there there's a lot of books that talks about restaurants having people train. And I jokingly decision on capitol on or out of. And insight choking device. Doesn't really. British required by law write a note that -- implement not. Okay so I'm and there's a lot in Massachusetts. That you have to have an anti choking device. In every one have you heard Dunkin' Donuts franchises however. This device. Has not been developed anywhere in the country yet we don't have why there is nothing that -- like that. Exactly but the thing would be your finger at. It would be restaurant over eight by eight. They try to expand it any restaurant under. Which. And other two are -- at that restaurant with no. In at a restaurant in in not only in our. It and -- would require. It not be -- -- I -- honored to be more reliable and ER doctor. Getting a copy. -- -- -- Into it. Ends rob is liable. This is lawsuits. Exactly and it on a mature older and what I don't go to -- delegates to one or the other you know that -- already picked it. If it's a negligent I'm going to in -- that we might all certainly not only are. Stem what some fatty comes into this actually ran an -- brand confident in him out there I don't know -- -- a libel. Well. You think I wouldn't be but then you it could be an incumbent upon an adult if you know -- the -- eating before venturing out. Well. But again -- -- at the well and ended on the legislator report that. But she should be -- he Portugal being. At a way to help them -- like it out but when he started to pick out a little bit deeper and start to think it -- You've got the ability. In. And it really wish that people supported a bill. Which speak to people like the and -- any other as you know on the -- restaurant didn't quiet. It. We'll -- the and we'll explain -- when you're there are there are some legislators. Are -- Leo great apple will have to. He's overtly gay guy Bobby and Leo is one of the few lawmakers. That is actually had a real job in his life. And -- that when he ran all -- up front and relegating them. -- -- -- And they know exactly why I'm on -- them an independent because I'd look at the person not the party in every situation in the people that I usually favor the ones. That had real jobs. The one that had to work at friendly's and scoop ice cream I had to get clean out the -- lot of machine at the end of a shift. It's absolutely -- there are funny people. Out there and in in -- -- federal government. -- not the third in the lead out. -- It -- that's not that's -- to get elected the newly elected there there are able. But -- -- where they are the people -- the loop. -- but a lot to actually. Make sure that they were the red hair and Wear it. Well. To CNBC. Who has conducted a survey those consequences. Well to quote Jeremiah Wright the chickens have come home to roost. It we now plummeted. Did. And ranking business friendly states to 28 when it comes to the cost of doing business we have forty ninth there's only one ST. Hawaii which by the way rabbit pick up I don't doubt it's medium is like. Four dollars and twenty cents. How YET. It's the only other state in the entire country where it's more expected to do business. It hit it up there sure are reflected in -- the cut or the air here. For help here. For example we -- -- for help him play a good thing to do it there are fully. But perverse result and security -- indicated -- -- doing. I I offer a land mine played I myself in -- -- it there are so it's good and I noted personal experience. My employees don't want it can cure a variety read. Mostly because they're not armored Ratner out there on out planet -- land -- in military veterans. -- -- -- School at a -- -- card. I don't know it got in and end I don't -- their authority seniors are Medicaid Medicare. It's all right. It. Everybody might store is covered by health insurance -- percent. In only three of them are covered in my plan the rest out -- the uninsured for out. He get -- -- these so called not tax would ever work on is tax at the penalties that V. It -- what that. Absolutely. And I -- got thirty condone -- but I'm not. 878000. Dollars now on order and under and it worked on some more now. It's simply outrageous. Few can we into the break time for us. You're a candidate rob he comes from -- line. Yeah I. Dunking donuts conglomerate and he himself has run sixty franchises. On the -- on the if you have questions for rob if you want -- talk about your own problems to around this messages and dining and is 617266686. -- back Boston this isn't gonna beat me I am -- W blackmailed rob your party being solicited to work there as a paramedic and a CPR instructor who say they have -- to trade all those folks. I know that Democrats -- very much rob. I don't look so pretty and upward though when -- card readers you know you earn over my network but a lot there. But to promote our. I don't know I. People trained under and not pursue -- white -- that would. Now up when -- about what they're proposing in Cambridge where restaurant probably like will be of this -- soda. Or by the way any sugary beverage. Which would probably include the they -- copy lot of they're the restrictions that they're putting on people. Alarm anyone. And government I mean I know Brad Jones the House Minority Leader is blasting. Deval Patrick's leadership he says it's no wonder. As -- news couldn't get any worse which can no longer afford to accept excuses from Governor Patrick when it comes to jobs and job. Creation Massachusetts needs jobs now. Do you have a lot of experience in hiring people -- you know eat your extended family has 700 franchises viewing it close family had sixteen New England. Going on out there why do you think it's a difficult for people to be able to open in nineteen business. That there variety -- and a lot of people look it would wages. Yeah you're talking about putting -- proposal. Not only an eight dollar an hour I look at what -- looking at what -- at that -- -- me. -- -- an -- probably -- being. Little over fifteen dollars. Probably more on -- everything goes well. And there are no other. Well. Hit it that person for example you know we have some in might. It might -- that I catch on video it. Then -- I'm so that it additional expenses and -- elect well versed in unemployment like the note here is evident in the city at eight. So somebody wrote you walked blind and I know there was a story spots and where -- where the they don't -- its employees came up with a scam to steal from the gift cards it was pretty elaborate this all lot of body so you would have to pay people like that. And why did he gave verdict attorney when they -- to get their job back. A lot when they're in all three when you're in a group. There are any dale decides well I'd I'd got a city 308. File it -- issue. I would -- color are important that our war. A lot of pockets with the -- money. Who would have any claim discrimination. It's true it's happened to me that -- personal experience in the resource emotion. And the energy and time. Spent on -- You know you'll never get that back in not money -- not. Able that. Okay a couple of calls rabbit I have some questions by John and you're fine. With Michelle McPhee -- rocket right ahead. I -- you know rather good luck with the business I hope everything works out. And they are as Obama here is concerned I mean it's through people with her pale but they'll come back later Romney over -- then. Still read through it you know I can -- comment you know it doesn't get to the alleged that I do. For the country but I mean is reluctant to -- those. The of the Obama and the -- all right. OK John thanks for the call that Robbie I mean just talk about obamacare but even that. Legislation 200784. Pages affects small business in Massachusetts. It's -- need to get back on our team we purity in how to. -- and I am concerned really about getting what was wrong with art. And every other proposal that they're here. I -- problem -- -- earlier there's a proposal right now that the joint out here are. -- It's being held up I want editor right now. Hopefully get through -- the governor -- it let it that is who are compliant. Don't say -- even though they are you know they are one law. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- It's not richer more problem -- -- Michael orders is the -- or not he can be with for more. Who actually proposed the extra. He he someone to -- down. -- might undermine its that are elected and explained the problem he got a break out. You know it got -- he listened in and helped get that written in Linda Darcy orient house is not -- -- achieved. Pitcher this small that. Well you know her husband is has a small family owned newspaper -- chances so I think she might get it. Yes she does she does in their their fellow boxing. In college -- figure them out there. I like her she's actually good people. Rob you have a store owner was a question by Steven you -- was -- rocker and shoved it right ahead. I value guys now. All right I am familiar with the they'll all want an -- that the current taxation what they're doing now. Okay. Yes for cell phone is twenty bucks thirty bucks you for the full retail price is really more like 5600 dollars. Optical that the law -- it is signing up the two year. What the state did today I don't cellphone for is they got up eighty -- -- -- directive from 1990 true. That says. Not helpful sport although they giving you all -- -- box. Sure there's been -- new for the sales tax on a full five or 600 doll looked well. Regular. It very it is a new audience like 650 backs happen to me. The field because signing up -- -- to get the iPhone open ninety nine's all that sort of thing. They'd stay. We should've been exactly 100. We should've been -- you on the 600. So they go back they add up everything I soul they look at it over appropriately that you all eat out the ball. Twenty and twenty year old obscure directive that no one heard -- no one had ever been influence that -- not calling everyone in the industry not ever heard of it never heard of it they call it -- is they call it EPA's. Never heard of it never -- the city -- -- everybody I -- people are on the hook a six figure. And everybody -- The book front to -- the but the state gonna get their money one player Leo. This isn't exactly what you're talking about Stephen is happening all over like little communities that Revere where I live a lot less wants it -- Lindy still has shut down people get laid up. Rob I got thank you so much to take the time to share expertise I know you gonna be a frequent guest on the show. You don't actually at the airport like the -- -- like garrido and. Rat that's a light was green on the plan. And a -- of the best avenue sonic speed speed and -- -- it -- you get your fellow is dollars economy with -- stories. Believable. Do you wonder -- has plummeted. And ranking of business and these -- I made me laugh the cost of doing business. Nothing in these very picky on the lot it's unbelievable. Story of trying to run a business in the state Amazon. He lire and succeeded of the art now. -- this okay yeah Mac. But. Yeah back and you can depend -- the welcome back -- and this is your stomach do you believe are implicated every -- -- so beautiful. He loved the news they came out of Massachusetts this week. EDT -- -- continued. Squander our money on absolute nonsense. Point -- -- steps tramp stamps victory secrets. Tanning salons hair salons. You know that I had very good -- of Winthrop to a -- he gets to put besides and that EDT cash excepted here. -- -- -- Why would any containing now read about this this big. Drug take out and we turn about it a few minutes then listen to isn't this. The mother of one of the suspects. Who is also involved in this. Drug business allegedly. According to prosecutors she receives six per month -- security in lives in -- subsidized apartment. Shockingly she deposited 90000. Dollars. In the bank. Now and noted that this lady was collecting Social Security on us and living in a free apartment on us at ninety grand in the bank. Did you elected I don't have ninety bucks in the bank this month. Ninety grand. Expense and tricky ET cardholders target about the people using it legitimately and not about these people drug dealers. And it's not the first time drug deals have been quality EBT card caught with the end taxpayers still. -- an -- it happens all the time. Yeah we are doing nothing to incentivize. Businesses to open here in Massachusetts. I just Steven -- at that very disturbing story he got whacked with a 50000 dollar penalty had to lay off employees sorting out shutting down why. It just -- Regulation and nobody America. And Stephen how well other personalized on it so please and he's an email with some details. I know who it but now deciding that if you even now works deputy by new iPhone. Now they now I I did have a war. With -- I want to turn this into a Blackberry. For an iPhone and -- -- and believe him yet today at the India at this -- that erupted in the -- and street Verizon store. But they refuse it because it's -- two year contract. Now we have them with Verizon for the black. I think you can pick Blackberry back give me my caddie backed up by the iPhone which is 649. That they could just transfer. Key because Massachusetts regulation and it's -- -- couldn't do it -- raid you're absolutely furious. How are you that you at the same on the out of -- -- an ample and because not in her eyes and -- 6060. Acts 49. It's sixty act with this right so the cats and now I'm horrible about that that 80% act and the pilot. Yeah it's based on what you know the retail price 600 whatever. It's theme but that doesn't happen went excise tax on giant -- -- Isabella. That's not so what's happening there. All. Absolutely apple would pay a price when he. Hear from -- 061726668686172666868. -- And -- hear from you about what it is to run a business here in the commonwealth. A Massachusetts. I you haven't problems like -- get hit with these bills that are I don't know yeah. I UU. Yeah -- trying to that make a buck but he didn't. Whacked with fines and and it's top secret legislation like the stupid bathroom bill house resolution number 20. Written by Louis decaf who Khatsava reason. But sound reason he couldn't assure a Friday because he was busy spending time of the Stanley. So why not out there why week. Literally. Nearly last in the cost of doing business is only once stayed the whole country where it's more expensive to have a business and that's Hawaii and now how. Now out. We are never when he when it comes to best beat the business you know you're Mitt Romney wouldn't -- sixth. Six Linda you're on an atomic each other right ahead. Himself and let him back. The issue with it. Yes balloon that. Blocked my phone. The wanna do it I say this phone broke and it doesn't work it locks up on the stupid new Blackberry tax which I absolutely love. And they say they can replace it I think you can replace -- when another crappy Blackberry -- read a lot. Right if you look at the -- back -- -- -- contact Verizon has they. A site we don't believe contacts and everything that you might have to get a new phone number but you. Be able yeah I fully expect that's the whole key again. It's you know I -- And pay a little bit a month and then you get a new number and it right. But Massachusetts let me tell you all these small businesses a going to be in for a rude awakening. Waking they've already been you know roused from sleep like from -- bear because I don't every business is complaining about how difficult it is. But the small businesses that -- that you know both. President like a working and running a business they watch the politics. And -- trying to make their way in the wake up Sunday because they can't watch Fox News and not listening Q because there you know running a business. And went all these. Regulation and they have to start paying taxes. Because Barack Obama thinks the 250000. Dollars from the -- -- it a lot of money. They're all going to be shop in -- going to be hiring people it's gonna prevent people. From wanting to make one dollar more than 249000. -- road aptly. While they do it at that in the -- isn't a question that -- coming along with -- 978 said I -- my phone to he has it OpenId in a box and paid tax on 500. Seventeen -- the next move and that's just as simple as that idol deal we'll charge sales tax based on the sticker price and not negotiated. And I'm spry as ever thought of that already would probably just gave them a terrible idea. Did this case -- -- on the regular price of an item on sale pack tax on sale item. Good question another -- -- it -- to these of balloons that are coming up but this nonsense. Matt -- -- -- -- -- right ahead. I agree I want fly on the unemployment assistance I produced -- start -- property. I hit two others before it or not this district -- axes I just move on. Go letter from the -- unemployment assistance and agent that business. Saying. I hadn't filed the -- the pawns for unemployment and all the resources at Bob. -- one of and they wanted their house and the Eleanor -- twelve under. Seen that. It reported that it now you are not that it is not -- now called the numbers you -- -- -- -- -- to feel we have the visitors are gone. It's actually looking at once ten years almost sixteen years old. They've been gone outlaw. He can't get a -- Pretty go to the volume of calls. Please call -- When. You that he ripped me up high. I've never -- on a high. State. And -- -- in the states. And it's opera and what. I. It's. Probably. Harold. Year. Immediately. And if you. And -- I mean we are. Adding that rank. Right here. Twenty eat. Eat and how. To do that is why. I get it started -- I'm they keep you buy it. If you buy an -- RH. -- on their value as you buy it and indeed. If you -- Africa thousand or 101000. And the book value card that is 25030. And jet base. -- That's insane. Really that we do and be -- Patrick. -- get on the to do have to pay. Patrick. Okay. -- next with Michelle -- go right ahead dale. I felt like as you would -- the automobiles and classic and things like that that's the non. That's been happening in Guam before -- but the silk actually ridiculous to go to six and a quarter a club I called. Puppet you know something to look into the job there are sixteen dollars for a sandwich Fries and Coke. Ask them how much and they told me there was -- you know they'll commute actual product and they only that would that delivery tracks. Every -- in addition to the delivery charge. Yeah. So you need to backs have to live in an attack on delivery. Yeah I -- in the forget it and good morning and I'll give -- what result wheel drive vehicle. Jobs and Mikey. Are you jump. Up a group. It destroyed. Every actually. Taxes go up ENTEDT. Carts and not a very. I'm afraid. You're busting at 600 bucks a month -- -- her in Indian. That really told. My solution is shop new haircut you know. I believe me I think a lot of people live by -- and that's why. Right now -- dead last in the cost of doing business House Minority Leader Brad Jones gonna join us in the next hour. Shortly after the outrage of the day average stomach feeling if you read that call is Phil and right everybody else although I will -- -- dozens -- stories. About the -- to do business. Yeah. Yeah. -- -- Massachusetts -- a whack at small business guys like Stephen won't have Verizon's duo with a fifty dollar penalty this and obscured nonsense. He should have been collecting the sales tax on the value of the phone. Not be fifteen dollar price you pay when he sat her plan and he got whacked with a bill that -- drug dealer as a running around buying expensive champagne. Hanging out -- clouds. Driving Mercedes-Benz is taking more frequent trips to their native country Dominican Republic. The boy does this again unemployed living in subsidized housing I'd bet you went on to find a cell during the commercial break. -- that you cops recovered EDT cards. In their possession. Of the boils to street gang. One of them had a job should the state hack. She's a judicial secretariat did Dorchester juvenile -- Drug dealer allegedly according to prosecutors. Could be found her safe deposit box to. Lose two carat diamonds. A what does that carat diamond to greatly watches which are about -- Petit grand each and 60000 dollars in cash. I. Call -- and meanwhile Massachusetts falls in ranking a business athletes gates to 28. You only stay where it's more expensive. To actually operated businesses Hawaii that's abysmal head is an I bureau with the job he welcomed. It is absolutely and so are all very -- in the -- and I may lose you'd put. More -- -- rare thing to -- -- he felt now ordered that the a lot of business. Or out of the mines and then you talking about getting angry getting upset being angry. The thing that bothers me is that all the intelligent. Educated people say. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- That's the read a doctorate degree and that degree and they both of these people who. -- the government. You know. Like. I think -- Apple's mean -- that. It is they. -- -- As you -- because it's all -- attack was business. After that I own. You know neck of the match on the Bosnian. They get hit it fine because somebody's weighed -- tips. Cabaret license that license I mean you'd think differently than what people instead encouraged open. It's and it's crazy and you know there's there's. I would do well -- was literally some political. Little also during the. Very cool. I mean. I'd be. Very paltry. One. -- It. -- -- -- -- You know and yet he got reelected and and that you know eight. It's just baffles me that these people can't see what's going away where all the people the living -- -- Are gonna get it anymore. It's. Almost the opposite -- correctly and screen everybody in the government is reduced to. Minimum wage -- -- lot at the state. Lawmakers who took it on the show. That would give you sign in lets them nag you about him. You know what I like make about a 150000. A year. And to tell you the truth we're gonna minimal wage right now ourselves but want to call. It well that's what it. I don't steam and he wouldn't talk about the system that's in Massachusetts. It in the -- in about fifty in nowhere around him. And it's all relative Ed thanks for the calls the and you Marat is -- Michelle with each other right and. Or shall -- you don't. Listen the reason that these people are getting reelected as most people aren't aware. Is that the largest voting bloc in this state. Is state Tyrone and municipal. Employees. Who have got a dog in the fight. If people would get out there and spoke. And become the majority well with the state. Tone in municipal and. Or east and their unions. That I think would see things change. I'm John Allen in HP. And I -- back you know. Age does it and.