Via Meadia: Small Business Owners Lose Confidence After Election

via Glenn Reynolds

...extremely pessimistic about their future prospects following the presidential election. After hitting a nadir in mid-2010, optimism had been growing steadily over the past two years. But in the last month, that positive trend has reversed.

Comment:

The Republicans didn't lose everything and the Democrats didn't win everything.  Now, if somebody would just remind the Republicans that they still control the House.  Nobody can make them do anything, but they act like somebody's going to hurt them if they don't do what Obama says.

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But elections do have consequences.  It pays to pay attention.  Falling asleep is not a good idea when this guy is on the loose.

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You pay less taxes when you have less money to pay.

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But DC isn't suffering while demanding more money from the rest of us.  Since 2000, D.C. Area Wealth Grew at Twice National Average.