They sure as heck cause a lot less "trouble" for the rest of society than multinationals, that's for sure. They don't have an army of lawyers, lobbying power to twist legislation in favor of polluting, they don't forward earnings to tax havens but invest in their own communities, etcetera etcetera etcetera.
Plus, at least down here, most of the small business are family owned enterprises, passing from one generation to another.
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