Lloyd Chapman: Republicans Are Anti-Small Business, ASBL 79, September 23, 2026

Lloyd Chapman: Republicans Are Anti-Small Business, ASBL 79, September 23, 2026 99.9% of all American businesses are small businesses. They generate half the GDP, employ half the private sector workforce, and create most (sometimes 90% or more) of all net new jobs. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is the only agency dedicated to helping them. But Republicans since Reagan have tried to shrink or close the SBA. Reagan proposed closing it. Congress wouldn’t let him. Bush Junior cut its bu...