{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"California Is Killing Small Business - Bruce de Torres - #6363","description":"Kerry Lutz and Bruce de Torres call out California\u2019s $20+ minimum wage for crushing small businesses, accelerating closures, and wiping out jobs \u2014 while large corporations adapt and smaller operators are left with no escape route. Bruce explains why the minimum wage fight is only a symptom of decades of failed policy and education, and how those pressures have steadily marginalized independent businesses across the country. The conversation then shifts to federal procurement, where Bruce exposes how the Small Business Administration consistently falls short of its 23% contracting goal, allowing large firms to capture work meant to create jobs through small businesses. Find Bruce here: https:\/\/asbl.com and here: https:\/\/www.dontcheatwomen.com Find Kerry here :https:\/\/khlfsn.substack.com and here: https:\/\/inflation.cafe&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Kerry's New Book \u201cThe Armstrong Economic Code: The 5 Truths Investors Must Never Forget\u201d is out now on Amazon!&amp;nbsp; Get your copy here:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bvYbZOz &amp;nbsp;\u201cThe World According to Martin Armstrong \u2013 Conversations with the Master Forecaster\u201d is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. . Get your copy here: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kuC5p5 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network","author_url":"https:\/\/FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39905530\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197950610"}