News You Can Use: SMBs unhappy with Washington

News You Can Use:
Small business owners are dissatisfied with the current state of the federal government, finds a poll released this morning by American Management Services.

81% feel we are in an economic recession
• 78% feel economic stimulus checks are useless
• 86% say the federal government is doing “nothing” or “little” to help small businesses
• Labor costs and inflation considered much larger problems than healthcare
• 72% believe that the federal government bailing out Wall Street and big business
• 80% have no idea what McCain’s and Obama’s platforms are on small business
• Romney and Clinton are overwhelming choice of VP candidates for small business owners
• 90% of small businesses did not participate in the administration’s small business week
• 77% feel that the U.S. needs to open up the restricted oil reserves in Alaska, and off-shore in Florida and California

Read the full article, "SMBs favor economic reform," here.