JCA Poll: Small Business Owners Say Washington Policies Hostile to Job Creation and Free Enterprise

7/30/2019 JCA Poll: Small Business Owners Say Washington Policies Hostile to Job Creation and Free Enterprise

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Job Creators Alliance Small

Business SurveyJanuary 7-10, 2013


2/11

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Methodology

The following national survey wasconducted by OnMessage Inc. Telephone

interviews were conducted January 7-10,2013. This survey consists of 600 smallbusiness owners of 100 employees or lessand was stratified by state to reflect

population distribution. The margin oferror for this survey is +/- 4.0%.


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In your opinion, what is the single most important

issue facing Americas small businesses today?

25

11

10 8 7 6

3 3

9

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Taxes

Health Care

Gov't Regs

Economy

Budget/Deficit

Tight Credit

Gov't Interference

Lack Of Jobs

Don't Know

All other responses: 18%


4/11

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In your opinion, what is the single most important

issue facing Americas small businesses today?


5/11

5

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

More Hostile Less Hostile DK/R

49

7 11

22

12

Somewhat

Much

Thinking now about policies coming from Washington, do you

feel that the environment has become more or less hostile to

free enterprise in recent years?

71

19


6/11

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Policies From Washington: More Or Less HostileParty / Ideology

0

10

2030

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Democrat Independent Republican Liberal Moderate Conservative

41

68

88

46

63

86

42

189

36

259

17 143 18 12 5



7/11

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Policies From Washington: More Or Less HostileGender / Race

0

10

2030

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Male Female White Non White

73

63

73

55

18 21 16

34

9 16 11 11



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21% 20%

17%

27%

12%

4%

Obamacare

New Regulations

Increased Tax Rates

All of the above

None of the above

DK/R

Which of the following would be most likely to adversely

impact the growth of your business and hiring plans?


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48%

16%

7%

5%

8%

11%6%

Lack of substantial spending cuts to address long-term fiscal challenges.

Expiration of the payroll tax holiday for workers.

Increase in the marginal tax rate for households

making over $450 thousand dollars a year from35% to 39.6%.

Hike in tax rates on dividends and capital gains for

households making over $450 thousand dollars a

year from 15% to 20%.

All of the above

None of the above

DK/R

Now Id like to read you a few things about the deal Congress struck to

avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Thinking about the impact on your business,

which ONE of these aspects of the deal, if any, concerns you most?


10/11

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Positive Negative DK/R

8

402210

20 SomewhatVery

Do you think the new health care program, commonly known

as Obamacare, will have a positive or negative impact on your

business in 2013?

18

60


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Obamacare: Positive Or Negative Impact On BizParty / Gender

0

10

2030

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Democrat Independent Republican Male Female

53

144

16 2318

62

79

6450

2924

17 2027

Positive Negative DK/R

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JCA Poll: Small Business Owners Say Washington Policies Hostile to Job Creation and Free Enterprise