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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves: Asking too much of small businesses

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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves: Asking too much of small businesses

For years, the federal government has spent too much. Now, when we most need small businesses to be hiring, the grand plan from the White House is to tax these job creators even more and just keep spending. The United States government should not ask small-business owners to bear the burden of Washington’s fiscal irresponsibility.

Last week, more than 300 small-business owners responded to the House Small Business Committee’s “Small Biz Open Mic” to express overwhelming opposition to the president’s plan to raise taxes on income above $250,000 on couples and $200,000 on individuals, which hits almost a million “pass through” small businesses.

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