Do any of you know any real, successful entrepreneurs who intentionally hold back the growth of their businesses for political reasons? I see these people all the time on the internet - they claim that they COULD increase their own income or hire more people, but they're mad at the government, so they won't. I just don't believe that these people are telling the truth. Most of them probably aren't even business owners.
Every business owner that I know wants to grow their business, and would happily hire more people if that would increase profits, regardless of what's going on in the government. Sure, some business owners complain about the government, but no one that I know is intentionally limiting the growth of their business to make a political statement.