FEATURED VIDEO: Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB's chief economist, explains to business owners how the federal budget deficit is calculated, how the deficit is funded, what it means for the value of the dollar and why government spending must be brought under control.
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No one has greater incentive, responsiblity or ability to lead an economic recovery than America's small business owners - more than 350,000 of whom are NFIB members. Therefore, lawmakers have a special obligation to ensure that public policies help spur economic growth by taking into account the unique perspective of those who are are owning and operating a small business in America.
Small businesses play a major role in the American economy:
- Represents 99% of all employer firms
- Employ about half of private-sector employees
- Generated 60% to 80% of net new jobs annually over the last decade
- Create more than half of nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP)
Learn more about small business economic trends by visiting our Research Foundation.
Small business is the source of job creation, but economic growth will be stalled if Congress continues unchecked spending while increasing taxes and placing new mandates on America's job creators.
NFIB has proposed to Congress a six-month payroll tax holiday as part of an economic stimulus package. NFIB was the first organization to propose the tax holiday and will continue to lead the effort in support of it on Capitol Hill.