Is small business the key to kickstarting the state's economic engine?
A new poll of 600 voters by the conservative Civitas Institute poll shows a majority of North Carolinians believe small businesses are the catalyst to creating jobs and economic growth.
According to the survey, when asked who is better able to create jobs and rebuild the economy, 59.7 percent selected small business and entrepreneurs, 18 percent large corporations, 9 percent government and 3.5 percent non-profit organizations, while 9.8 percent had no opinion.
More than 85 percent of respondents would approve of a proposal to cut taxes on small business by 10 percent, while 10.3 percent were opposed and 4.5 percent had no opinion.
"Voters are keenly aware of the power of small businesses and entrepreneurs to create jobs and grow the economy," said Francis De Luca, executive director of the Civitas Institute, Francis De Luca. "Less than one in ten voters thought government was the best vehicle to create jobs. This seems to contradict current economic policy in Washington and Raleigh where government is raising, rather than cutting, taxes on small businesses."
The poll was conducted April 21-23, 2009 by Alexandria, Va.-based McLaughlin and Associates. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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Sorry, Dad :(
I'll try not to be so lazy in the future. :)
A couple of things, Francis:
1) Is there really a bonafide proposal for this, or is that just a construct for the question itself?
2) Especially in these economic times, you could put pretty much anything in front of "retain and create new jobs" and get a standing ovation. Try "hire a root doctor" and see what you get. ;)
As far as your implication that I'm whining about a few clicks to find out something, let's look at what's posted here:
versus what categories were actually offered to the respondents:
While many large U.S. corporations might be "multinational" in nature, it's definitely not a universal trait. The term also carries an extremely negative connotation in a state that has lost so many manufacturing jobs overseas. And the fact that the term "multinational" didn't survive the transition from question to summary to Dome publication is just one more example of why my request is not unreasonable.