[t-writescode]

Some of the biggest boons to small business would be universal healthcare and that's just ... you know, never going to happen under a Republican president (or a Democrat, for that matter).

It would greatly ease the burden of employing others in small businesses and it would greatly increase the safety net of would-be entrepreneurs.

It would also improve works-rights-as-capitalism because you could more easily quit abusive employers and make employers more merit-based as well.

Addendum: The $450 I spend every month on health insurance is a meaningful part of my monthly spend as I'm trying to start my business.

[archagon]

It’s a common misconception that Republicans are pro-business. They loathe small business and love big business. If everyone could just be indentured to one of a dozen mega-conglomerates, that would be their perfect world.

[_heimdall]

Its probably outdated rather than a misconception, there was a time when the republican party did actually push policies that helped small businesses.

[keybored]

That’s the same thing as being pro-business. Big business out-competes small businesses again and again. The idea of smol business being viable (see: this whole thread) is just the marketing front.

[t-writescode]

Well, it's also a US- vs the rest of the world thing. Big businesses destroying local economies, local health, local taxes, etc, is a very American problem. See [0] for a study on the topic.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-e_yhEzIw "These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting Cities" - Not Just Bikes

[keybored]

It’s a most-advanced-capitalist-power problem. Any other capitalist leader would have caused the same result.

[9283409232]

Small business is viable. There are hundreds of thousands of small businesses successfully running throughout the country. Maybe I'm missing your point but this seems like a dumb thing to say.

[keybored]

Sorry, it would have been more correct to say that while smol businesses are viable, Republicans and other corrupt politicians siding with big business is just them siding with the winning side.

[9283409232]

Ok I agree with this but I would add that they are only winning because Republicans side with them.

[mrguyorama]

Without proper anti-trust and monopoly enforcement, no, small businesses cannot compete with megacorps who have giant war chests to fund the literal destruction of whatever niche you call your market.

Megacorps are destructive to market forces in general.

Small businesses died because we fed all the IGAs to Walmart, through Reagan's absolutely braindead "what if we just don't prevent monopolies?" policy.

It turns out, destroying the economy of local communities so that Walmart shareholders can be even wealthier while average Americans only get a few cents cheaper on some products.... at least until the monopoly has consolidated control and can just keep raising prices for the rest of history while selectively dropping prices anywhere someone tries to compete only serves the goddamned shareholders, not Americans.

Most rural places had small grocers. Now people who live in those places have to drive an hour to Walmart, and the local economy no longer has anyone working at the local grocer. The building that used to house the local grocer now has a fourth generation of whatever sketch dollar store company bought it this year, which employs exactly one human being from the local community, and the products are terribly priced, meaning not only did we lose the money staying local with whatever kind of more expensive IGA we replaced, we didn't even get better prices for it!

Monopolies are a huge percentage of the problem. America's rural communities are dying partially because all the local businesses have been replaced by national behemoths so literally every single day to day purchase you make ships more money out of the local economy. Nobody can have a job in a rural community because every dollar that finds its way to that community gets shipped out to Walmart HQ instead of flowing around and paying tradespeople and buying local products and services.

[gnarlynarwhal42]

I've always disagreed with single-payer/universal/govt-supplied healthcare for various reasons, but hadn't thought about this angle.

Thank you for bringing this up

[t-writescode]

I'm happy to help someone see a different perspective on things!