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Bad Tax Policy One Reason For Decline In Entrepreneurship (Crain's NY)

September 09, 2011

“One minute you have these benefits, the next you don't,” said Kristie Arslan, CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed. “Creating long-term tax and economic policy instead of doing these short-term fixes is incredibly important.”

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