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Small business owners built the American Dream. Democrats want to take it from you

Socialism offers you a government store. Capitalism offers you the keys to your own

By Roger Williams Fox News

Published September 7, 2026 9:00am EDT

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Imagine living the American Dream, taking a risk to build a business from nothing, only to watch your tax dollars subsidize the government-backed competitor across the street.

That is exactly what is happening in New York, where a coalition of small business owners went to court  last week to stop the Mamdani regime from using taxpayer dollars to compete directly against them.

That is socialism on Main Street. That is the Democratic Party's economic agenda.

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Small businesses are not merely one sector of the American economy. They are the American economy. There are roughly 36 million small........

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