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In my experience the average business man is not an employee (I represent small businesses with tax troubles, and that's often part of the problem) but instead takes draws, takes reimbursement for capital infusions they made when starting the business
Therein we have a very fine illustration of the shortcomings of anecdotal evidence.
There are a number of things that can be one's own experience. Despite the fact that most folks think of themselves as "average," and indeed most people are average in nearly all respects, and despite the fact that confirmation bias inspires us to use that experience (hearsay) as the basis for forming our beliefs and sometimes even driving our actions, doing that isn't rationally supportable.
One's anecdotes are nearly always great to share and it's nice to hear others' as well, but they have no value other than as ways to gain insight about the speaker and as interesting tales in their own right.