AND THE EXPERTS WEIGH IN. Scott A. Shane of Case Western University says that reducing uncertainty is the ticket for economic growth. Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association says small businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators are bearing an unfair regulatory burden. Representative Bill Cassidy says that the threat of higher taxes tomorrow is enough to stifle hiring and investment today. The political activist Lloyd Chapman argues that federal small-business tax breaks are not enough.

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