This article lets us know:
Putting more money in the hands of fewer people is a negative; what is needed is putting more money in the hands of more people — folks who are demand-driven consumers. The whole discussion of trickle down vs. raising all boats is too trite to repeat here; but to me, it has been positively decided. Small businesses depend on strong consumer demand. In that regard, extension of unemployment benefits fits that mold, too; it is not only a humane issue, it is also economic in that it adds demand from the bottom up.
Let the tax cuts for the wealthy expire and extend unemployment benefits. This from a man that has owned several small business for the last 45 years - and, as he points out, the US Senate is hardly a body composed of small businessmen.
The whole thing is worth a read. He also attacks the bogus idea of Obama-caused 'uncertainty' and regulation causing huge problems for our economy:
Two other bugaboos that senators are claiming but that are largely fictional are regulatory issues and the mystery they keep purporting of "uncertainty." I have never "feared" regulation. Some is essential, some easily complied with, and some bogus. But regulation, to a small businessman, is a moving target — always changing, annoying, but to me it has never inhibited me, or dissuaded me from carrying on and growing. To me, it is a gnat that you keep dealing with. And with the disastrous lack of regulation on such things as the egg recall, the Gulf oil spill, the mine tragedy, and the Wall St. debacle, it has to be remembered that as a small businessman, I am a consumer, too, and I see the value of keeping our environment clean, food safe, and financial system legitimate.
Uncertainty — to a small businessman — is absolutely not related to the economic issues of this recession (despite claims that it is inhibiting small-business growth). To small businesspeople, uncertainty is a way of life in any economy. It means putting your own money at risk, meeting payrolls, possible loss of a significant account, or unforeseen circumstances that may strike you. The senators should not be giving lectures to small-business folks on uncertainty — because probably none of them has faced any of those challenges. Their next paycheck is assured.
He's telling our captains of industry - and they're the ones complaining about these things - to toughen up a bit, develop a sense of shame and stop publicly humiliating themselves by acting as if they actually know nothing about running a business.
Spicer ends his article by asking, "Is anyone listening?"
Sorry, but no, not really. If you aren't funneling money to the Senators in question and/or aren't worth a billion dollars, they just really don't give a damn.
