Brilliant post. In Latin America, they call this a "general strike." I think by winter, many, many small business owners will have had enough.
I already have.
both of my businesses are shut down and gone.
To be fair, I was winding one down already, but the other is an example of my giving up before the real pain starts.
And I don't want to support these policies with my tax monies.
IOW, I have gone Gault and retired quite early.
I doubt SS will exist in it's present form if I live that long.