In fact , small businesses would win under this budget . Tax Policy Center data show that fewer than one in every ten people with small business income have incomes over $ 250,000 , the only group that faces higher taxes under this budget . Moreover , many people with small business income who are in this category are wealthy individuals who have invested in businesses , but who are not proprietors and have little or nothing to do with running those businesses . The vast majority of small business owners are middle-income individuals who would receive tax cuts under the budget ; many of them would also benefit from its universal coverage and health care cost containment reforms .