Just a thought here, while we as a nation have always treasured individual achievement and small business is no exception, long hours, hard work, in an effort to make a life for oneself and ones family as well as one's community. These folks are like many are to be admired and not admonished or used as political tools, in fact we need to do everything we can to help these businesses thrive , because from small business comes the next Microsoft, Boeing, Ford, Apple, etc. That said, to say that it does not take teamwork to get to where one wants to get to, be it a mentor, or that bank loan, or dare I say it even Govt. is to not take into consideration every aspect of what drives the individual. Just a thought here, it took teamwork to overcome the Axis powers during WW2, it took teamwork to put a man on the moon, and yes it takes teamwork to make the indivudual small businessman a success. Govt. is just one small part of that teamwork, but is not the driving engine that makes the individual thrive, perhaps when Govt. becomes that it should and that is one that creates an atmosphere for pride in American business and partner, then it will thrive even more. In my humble opinion though, Govt. should never be seen as the sole reason for the success of failure or a business because it takes a Capt. to lead a ship and it's Govt's job to help the navigate those waters, not pilot the ship.
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