My wife has a part time job keeping the books for a local small business. Well about 4 hours one day a week she does this. They have 8 employees and are struggling to keep the doors open. The owner is doing everything he can to keep from laying off anyone but he said that if any of the taxes the democrats want get passed the doors will be closed he won’t be able to make it. Guess this is what they want.
Small Business is probably the most “solid-Republican” voting bloc around. The Dems are certainly picking a fight with this proposal.
The Dems want small businesses to close. Too many Republicans own small businesses, and small businesses don't employ enough union labor.
The Dems prefer big businesses that they can coerce into making big campaign contributions (if they know what's good for them) and employ lots of union labor.