A couple of things opened it up for the small business community during Slick's admin:
1. Internets invented by Al "Ozone for brains" Gore which made intros, marketing & registration of small businesses much easier;
2. Introduction of credit cards for Government purchasing (have to give Ozone legit credit for this one) with the large corporate sector following suit- this eliminated tons of paperwork & made the bidding/buying process easier & fairer;
3. Rampant
open bidding on all sorts of Government AND Corporate contracts (large or small) open to EVERYONE- blanket agreements soon to follow based on performance.
NOW? Rampant cronyism (longterm awards to favored sources) & no-compete contracts awarded to large corporations and favored "victimized" classes- exacerbated by bureaucratic nepotism (note the Bush/Kennedy/Cuomo, etc dynasties).
RIP the free market. Viva Obama! Viva Amerika!
Keep the pay per views, porn, sports, & fried foods a'coming so that we remain oblivious.