Oh, really? The only way small businessmen can act like "decent human beings" is to knuckle under to arbitrary, dictatorial interference in the ongoing operations of their businesses, eh? Sorry, killthecat, but you don't have the moral high ground on this one, lil' guy. You absolutely do not have the right to take over the operations of someone else's private business, but you sure are immorally gleeful about using the federal government to do just that. The small businessman is working his ass off (and many times not compensating himself adequately or at all from the business, itself!) and is creating gainful employment for others, but that doesn't mean he is obligated to take care of all of his employees' personal needs from cradle to grave. 
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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