But according to this article from Think Progress (and in a subsequent research of their sources) it seems that contrary to these claims, small businesses say taxes and regulation aren’t holding them back.
And in page 2 of this article from Mother Jones it asks, "Are American businesses paralyzed by fear of a tidal wave of new regulations?" (Read the whole article Rich People Create Jobs! and the 6 myths)
When McClatchy reporter Kevin Hall went out and asked small-business owners about this, he got a clear answer. "Absolutely, positively not," said one.
"Government regulations are not choking our business," said another.
In its most recent quarterly survey (PDF) of small-business trends, the National Federation of Independent Business reports that sales — i.e., lack of demand — is the #1 concern, beating out taxes, regulations, inflation, and everything else.
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Also read:
Millionaire Tax Plan Hurts Job Creators - DEBUNKED!
Will Eliminating Tax Cuts for the Rich Hurt Small Businesses?
The Tea Party Loved Medicare, before they Hated It
Tea Party's Health Care Compact
The Tea Party - Just Another Damn Corporation
Tea Party Radical Mike Pence - "Shut it down!"
Tom Donahue, the chief exec at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, pulled in $4.7 million last year. Not bad for someone who loudly labels public worker paychecks “over-bloated.” Donahue’s specialty at the Chamber: raising big-money donations for an organization the purports to represent small business. In 2010, new figures show, 88 percent of the Chamber’s dues-payers coughed up $100,000 or more, a rather stiff check for the average America ma-and-pa .
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