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I will never understand how politicians crow about how small businesses and entrepreneurship are what the US needs and then simultaneously complain that there's a shortage of workers. Maybe not every business is inherently virtuous simply by existing, and if there aren't enough workers, that could mean there are too many businesses.
And then think that somehow their business will become Wal-Mart, which has actually priced likely them and most other small businesses in their area out of competing.
The businesses that are most successful in my area that have lasted over the last 5 years are intelligent, humble, and treat their employees very well.
These businesses deserve a tax deduction to me.
The type of people with shit shill companies to put their debt on or because they post a lot on social media about "hard knocks university" and their instagram is full of shit they bought on a business loan but never about what their business does and the work they do deserve to fail;
These people deserve the "limited" in "limited liability company" to come full circle. Unfortunately the second group is a significant amount of people that will vote for trump because they consider themselves "entrepreneurs"
One of the best ways someone can make a good living for themselves is to run their own business. Not that it's for everyone, but being in the driver's seat of your own income instead of depending on someone else for a wage is very much the definition of American individualism, even if an individual is simply contracting for a larger firm.
I don't think there's necessarily a shortage of workers, but I think there's a shortage of people willing to work for the peanuts these conglomerates are offering. Competition is severely hampered when large firms corner their respective markets and drive out smaller competitors, because now they are the ones in charge of the respective workforces and are calling the shots, including how much an individual is allowed to make. Smaller firms with lower overhead are able to disrupt them, as long as the playing field is level and the barriers aren't the Dover cliffs.
It seems like you are conflating statements made by completely different groups of people? Has Harris mentioned a lack of workers?