- Biden’s recent mandate requiring small businesses with over 100 employees to be fully vaccinated has sparked controversy.
- Surveys found that 40-60% of small business owners oppose the mandate, claiming discomfort with interfering in employees healthcare decisions.
- Owners also fear that the mandate will turn-off prospective employees, making it harder to hire during current labor shortage.
- Both supporters and opponents complain about the arbitrary mandate threshold of 100 employees; the vast majority of America’s 31.6 million small businesses employ under 100 people.
