financial trouble. If you never jumped through the hoops to start a business you have no idea of the multilevel regs you have to jump through. Not even considering the penalties from Obamacare. Unbelievable. I should stay out of this discussion because it has turned from the subject to demagoguery. If we want to talk about the real issue we have to have two things clear -- first, is to define small businesses. My clients are real small businesses -- not large ones posing as small businesses. Businesses that are owner-operated. These people are not "swamped in regulation" or worried about tax cuts -- they need customers. Which is the second issue -- customers only come from people who can spend money. What small business needs are middle-class jobs so middle-class people will spend money. We get our news releases from PRNewswire and would love to see you take advantage of its wide distribution network of 1000+ sites, including Small Business Trends, plus the Associated Press. To prove it we'll give you 15% off.