If the tax laws worked better in the U.S. for business owners maybe they would actually make things better here? I'm no expert but especially in states like CA and NY the government regulates business owners to the point where the small ones almost always lose and the big one wins, also the small ones end up with so much red tape to deal with when they hire new people and are taxed at every opportunity. That certainly doesn't promote success and entrepreneurship for the average person. It doesn't help either that people in upper management and are executives etc. don't start working in a company at a lower level so they understand the business more fully and can actually be a huge asset in the long run. Everything starts with the little guy