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by JumpCrisscross 621 days ago
> if you're right about that being the dominant effect we should see small businesses increase as a portion of GDP as online ads become more prevalent

Ceteris paribus. Running a small business in most states involves more rules today than it did in 2000. (Common denominator: the cost of financial transactions due to post-9/11 anti-money laundering rules.)