One of the things irking many small and home business owners is the lack of attention that they get in presidential politics. NJ.com offers this on its blog:

"Small businesses are the lifeline of the economy," said Cynthia
Nannen, who owns a gift shop called the Back Door in downtown
Somerville. "And it wasn’t until the last debate that small business
was even mentioned in this campaign."

It is true that small and home business owners haven’t been seeing a lot of play in this election (or any election for that matter). And neither candidate appears to be overly concerned by the really small business — the businesses that have less than 100 people. Most of the time, a small business in the minds of candidates, is one that has less than 500 people, but more than 100 people. For many of us, the small business is a home business with just one person — ourselves. That’s true for me.

For these folks, then, it is important to look at individual tax policies, since in many cases what you make from your home business ends up being taxed as personal income. And, of course, it is time to make yourself heard and demand attention from politicians.