Businessmen have long complained that these onerous Labour laws, together with high payroll taxes, put them off hiring and push them to pay under the table when they do.

企业人士早就抱怨这些繁重的劳工法令，加上工资税偏高，阻碍他们聘人，而当他们要聘人时还催促他们私下给红包。

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Often, notes Stibel, their immediate answer is to put off hiring.

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And yet, Republicans in the Senate have blocked this bill -- a needless delay that has led small business owners across this country to put off hiring, put off expanding, and put off plans that will make our economy stronger.

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For businesses still reeling from the speed at which the late-1990s boom turned to bust, the political climate is one more reason to put off investing in new plant and equipment or hiring new staff.

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