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*Wants to work to pass the paycheck fairness act to increase gender parity in the US | *Wants to work to pass the paycheck fairness act to increase gender parity in the US | ||
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| + | *Reform the patent system to protect innovations | ||
| + | *Visa reform , proposing the creation of a new visa for foreign skilled workers and entrepreneurs | ||
| + | *Wants to implement and pass legislation to instigate lower interest rates on loans, specifically, desires to grant small businesses the same rates as foreign businesses | ||
| + | *Education reform to create a better eligible workforce population | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 8 April 2016
Small Business Needs & Candidate Objectives May Be Misaligned
Republican Candidate Small business objectives:
Trump:
- Immigration reform calling for mass deportation of immigrants would decrease the opportunity for sb growth
- 40% of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants
- Education reform slashing the budget of the department of education-> decrease in financing for sb innovative research program (a research and development project that investigates important education or assistive technology, science, or engineering questions under topics identified each year in the solicitation).
- Tax reform, lowering the corporate tax from 35%->15% for all businesses (DTW1)
- Reform health care policy, eliminating obamacare
(Forbes)
Cruz:
- Tax reform code -16% corporate tax level
- Wants to repeal Obamacare because of perceived inhibitory effects on small business
- Cut the export-import bank
- Eliminate estate taxes and capital gains
- Legislation to prevent deduction of undocumented salaries around tax time
- Wants to eliminate the IRS
- Dismantle the current EPA regulation regarding the clean power plan and, waters of the US rule
(TCW)
- Adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage in protecting sb owners
- Build out keystone pipleline
(WP)
Kasich:
- Reduce corporate taxes from 35-25%
- Implement a one year moratorium on all regulation passed by the obama administration
- Repeal Obamacare and implement a market based system of healthcare
(BizJ)
- Eliminate the estate tax (a tax levied on the net value of the estate of a deceased person before distribution to the heirs.)
(FORT)
Democratic Candidate Small Business Objectives
Clinton:
- Cut red tape in process to start businesses
- Provide tax relief and simplify tax filing
- Encourage tapping of new markets
- Improve access to capital by easing burdens on community banks
- Use innovative new platforms so companies can sell anywhere in America and the world (e.g. Amazon and Ebay)
- Easing burdens on community banks that provide credit to small-business owners and families looking to invest in their futures—without compromising protections for consumers or introducing new risks into the financial system
(HCW SB)
- Wants to increase the federal minimum wage
- Wants to work to pass the paycheck fairness act to increase gender parity in the US
(WP2)
Sanders:
- Reform the patent system to protect innovations
- Visa reform , proposing the creation of a new visa for foreign skilled workers and entrepreneurs
- Wants to implement and pass legislation to instigate lower interest rates on loans, specifically, desires to grant small businesses the same rates as foreign businesses
- Education reform to create a better eligible workforce population
(BSW)
References
DTW1: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/tax-reform
HCW-SB: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/small-business/
FORT: http://fortune.com/2016/02/10/john-kasich/
TCW: https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/jobs-and-opportunity/
WP: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2015/03/23/what-a-ted-cruz-white-house-could-mean-for- businesses/
