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News You Can Use: SMBs unhappy with Washington

News You Can Use:
Small business owners are dissatisfied with the current state of the federal government, finds a poll released this morning by American Management Services.
  • 81% feel we are in an economic recession

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  • 78% feel economic stimulus checks are useless
  • 86% say the federal government is doing "nothing" or "little" to help small businesses
  • Labor costs and inflation considered much larger problems than healthcare
  • 72% believe that the federal government bailing out Wall Street and big business
  • 80% have no idea what McCain´s and Obama´s platforms are on small business
  • Romney and Clinton are overwhelming choice of VP candidates for small business owners
  • 90% of small businesses did not participate in the administration´s small business week
  • 77% feel that the U.S. needs to open up the restricted oil reserves in Alaska, and off-shore in Florida and California

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