From Healthcare and Fuel Costs to Tariffs, Trump GOP’s Policies ‘Crushing’ Small Businesses

Photo: “In a social media post about all the findings, Small Business for America’s Future urged, ‘Lawmakers, make your next decision with Main Street in mind.'” Attribution: “Main Street sign” by Christine Rondeau via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Jessica Corbett. Common Dreams – October 13, 2026. Press release: Small Business for America’s Future.

Arizona-based Gabe Hagen said Tuesday that “to keep my business afloat, I invested my 401(k) savings and leveraged my home equity as collateral for additional capital, putting my family’s financial security on the line to sustain my business and employees.” “I raised my prices, but sales have just flattened out because customers are ordering less,” explained Hagen, who founded the Tempe coffee roasting company Brick Road Community Corporation. He’s among over 1,000 US small business owners polled by the national coalition Small Business for America’s Future from mid-August to early October. […]

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