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Instead of helping to encourage small businesses, the government is freezing their economic growth through excessive taxes, over-regulation, and complicated compliances.

Key Points:

  • Raising the minimum wage.
  • The Affordable Care Act.
  • Over-regulations.

Quote This:

The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work. -Fabrizio Moreira

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Talk About It
  1. What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. Name a small business you loved, but it ended up going out of business? Why do you think they failed as a business?
  3. How could raising the minimum wage be a good thing for employees? How could it end up hurting a business?
  4. How did the Affordable Care Act help people who could not afford health care before? How could it end up hurting their overall income? How do you think the government’s replacement program for the Affordable Care Act will affect small businesses?
  5. Name some regulations you think are ridiculous for schools, cities, or big and small businesses.
  6. What are some other things the government has done to hurt small businesses? What are some government programs that have helped small businesses? What can the government do to help small businesses today?
  7. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.