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July 12, 2024 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
NFIB Missouri Member Nathan Garden penned an op-ed in the Kansas City Star calling on Congress to protect the 20% Small Business Deduction.
Missouri Job Creator to Congress: ‘Protect the Tax Cut That Small Businesses Desperately Need’
In an op-ed for the Kansas City Star, NFIB Missouri Small Business Owner Member Nathan Garden urged Congress to protect the 20% Small Business Deduction, highlighting how the tax provision has allowed him to boost wages and expand his warehouse.
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Garden wrote:
“The small businesses that anchor our economy are about to face a devastating tax hike that will hurt workers and weaken communities. As the owner of one of those job creators — a third-generation family-owned manufacturing company in Cuba, Missouri — I’m calling on Washington, D.C., to wake up and protect the tax cut that small businesses desperately need.”
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