Job Creators Network: 65% of small business owners say ‘crime’ reason for closing, relocation

Elaine Parker, President of Job Creators Network, discusses their new poll showing that 65% of small business owners cited crime as forcing them to consider to move to another location or close entirely, and that for minority small business owners that number jumps to 85%. Parker explains that coming out of the pandemic, people “can see how blue states are setting themselves apart, they're failing at every turn from the red states, and really setting themselves apart. The red states have continued to thrive in spite of a federal government that is doing them no favors. Crime has become a major issues in the cities.” The President cites a recent example last week, that “McDonald's announced that they're very concerned about crime for their stores in the city of Chicago.” Saying, “Chicago continues to be the sort of the poster child for this but there's a lot of cities that are running neck and neck, are almost first place with them.” Parker says that these companies are starting to speak out because the White House and Congress have “a complete, almost denial, just detachment from what is really happening.”