Increased Crime Cutting into Small-Business Earnings, Survey of Owners Finds

One-third of small-business owners say increased crime is cutting into their earnings, and 7 in 10 grade President Joe Biden’s performance negatively in terms of helping small businesses, a new poll finds. 

Pollsters John McLaughlin and Scott Rasmussen conducted the survey, along with the Job Creators Network Foundation in March, among 400 small-business owners. When asked about their sentiments regarding the state of the economy, 46 percent of small-business owners said the economy is getting worse, while just 27 percent said it’s getting better.

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