> I'd be interested in some specific examples of policies the GOP supports that the Democrats don't support that aren't beneficial to small businesses.
I suppose this is more of an example of a policy that they oppose, but some kind of healthcare reform to produce a working insurance market for individual and small-time purchasers (i.e. not big corporations buying group plans) comes to mind as something that benefits small businesspeople. Interestingly the U.S. Chamber of Commerce did support Hillarycare in the '90s, but changed its mind later.
Maybe we have different definitions of small businessperson, but I also don't know any (across several industries) who make the $400k+ post-deductions needed to be in the top marginal tax bracket. Not only in tech, but also in traditional small-business areas like dry-cleaning, the restaurant business, repair shops, or small-scale retail, only the most successful owners clear anything near that. What definition of small businessperson has most small businesspeople being in this bracket?
I suppose this is more of an example of a policy that they oppose, but some kind of healthcare reform to produce a working insurance market for individual and small-time purchasers (i.e. not big corporations buying group plans) comes to mind as something that benefits small businesspeople. Interestingly the U.S. Chamber of Commerce did support Hillarycare in the '90s, but changed its mind later.
Maybe we have different definitions of small businessperson, but I also don't know any (across several industries) who make the $400k+ post-deductions needed to be in the top marginal tax bracket. Not only in tech, but also in traditional small-business areas like dry-cleaning, the restaurant business, repair shops, or small-scale retail, only the most successful owners clear anything near that. What definition of small businessperson has most small businesspeople being in this bracket?