NANCY PELOSI kicks small business to the curb.

Let’s be honest here: Democrats don’t care much for small business owners. First of all, they’re folks who strike out on their own and prefer to make their own way. They also don’t want to depend upon government largesse. Plus, sole proprietors and independent contractors — like myself — pay taxes quarterly, which means that the government doesn’t get first dibs on each paycheck. And with each check we write to the “US Treasury,” we’re able to see just how much the government confiscates takes from us every few months.

No wonder Nancy Pelosi doesn’t like small business.

Nor retirees, like me, who pay their taxes quarterly as well. I'll be damned if I'm going to give our federal and state overlords a dime more that I have to a day before I have to.