‘It Has To Change’: Small Business Owners Sound Off On Crushing Inflation
Brooklyn, N.Y. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)
They survived the pandemic lockdowns. But the owners of gas stations, hardware stores and restaurants aren’t sure they'll survive this.
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Like pretty much everyone except the White House press secretary, I’m aware that inflation is a huge problem affecting countless Americans.
But I wanted to know what it felt like to be a small-business owner who is feeling the squeeze. On one side, with distributors charging them more for the same stuff. And on the other side, with customers angry about …
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