Are Trump and the Republicans trying to destroy small business owners?

[shockey80]

If things keep going the way they are, we will have to do all of our shopping at Amazon. All of our food will come from one large corporate farm.

They only care about the big corporations, it's insane.

[GriffenRamsey]

1. Yes.

I'm starting to think we are in full "Disaster Capitalism" mode.

[The Magistrate]

2. Actually, Sir, They Are

Small business owners are one of the most reliable voting blocs Republicans have --- there is nothing so reactionary as a petite-bourgeoise. Republicans are the fabled scorpion riding a frog across the river, who kills its conveyance and drowns because it just can't go against its nature.


"You always hurt the one who loves you."

[duforsure]

3. Yes they are

And by not getting them and the American people direct checks it will throw us towards a trump depression because of them dragging their feet getting help to us. The trump depression is coming from their inaction and policies helping big corporations and themselves, while doing little for these small businesses , or for the American people. Trump and Moscow Mitch are intentionally dragging their feet, and don't want them or us to get anything.they want more for themselves.

[shockey80]

6. The reason I asked is because I heard on the news a lot of the bailout money already approved,

has not been sent out. That's fucking crazy, it does not make sense. I have never owned a small business, but I'm pretty sure small business owners cannot survive long without help. Even if they open up, they probably won't be able to operate at full capacity.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Small business owners are not members of the Donor Class.

Those who have succumbed to the propaganda may contribute small amounts to the Trump Party but what the repubs really depend on is large infusions from large corporations and billionaires. They figure on balance losing the small businesses is not something to be concerned with.

[Iliyah]

5. Pretty much . ..

Also, ignoring additional aid package for people who are out of work thereby causing mortgage downfall increases beside other things will further cause the economy to flop.

[Delmette2.0]

7. My R Senator has a campaign ad promoting $10 Billion

To help bring companies back from China.

Fuck that! These companies abandoned their employees, local economies and corporate taxes to move overseas. If they want to come back to this country they need to do it on their own dime.

The $10 Billion should be used to help start ups and small companies expand and modernize.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. They'd Have To Add A Zero...

...for the major corporations begin repatriating jobs, & investing capital in infrastructure.
It's likely 3 or 4 big outfits make that extra $10 billion combined. As they go through the list, of recipients, it will sacrifice a few billion a year, for a few hundred million one time. Every body is getting 10¢ on the dollar, just once.
$10 billion is just grandstanding. He can claim he tried something.
But, he's lowballing because he knows he'll never what it would really take.

[Delmette2.0]

11. Ha, you are right.

I still resent that he would even suggest helping even one to move back.

[lostnfound]

8. Fascism is easier that way. Fewer bosses to control. Nt

[Midnight Writer]

9. Yes.

[Brother Mythos]

12. Both foreign and domestic oligarchs buy policy favorable to them ...

by contributing big to our elected officials. It's simply a case of big money having big buying power.

I don't really believe Turd and the Republicans are trying to destroy small business owners. It's simply a matter of who they're really paying attention to, and who they're really working for.

It looked to me like most of the oligarchs were getting their money's worth from the Turd Reich, until the pandemic. I suspect a few of them, however, aren't particularly happy right now. It will be interesting to see how they choose to spend their vast sums of money this election cycle, if we can uncover the money trail.