Socialists would be happy to run all small businesses into the ground. It leaves them with fewer big guys to regulate.
They hate private property ownership. Note that they love renters. They subsidize renters. When they get the chance, they regulate those who own rental units. Most urban voters are renters. Renters like to regulate private property owners.
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yitbos
“Most urban voters are renters. Renters like to regulate private property owners.”
Not this renter! I want to become a private property owner, and that means real ownership, not the pseudo-ownership that you get in these common interest developments.