[Hoot Gibson]

Walmart has closed more family businesses than the tax code by a long shot.

I seriously doubt that. If you only consider retail stores, then you may be correct. However, the de-industrialization of this nation has driven countless family businesses out of business and our tax code has played a large role in the loss of our industrial base.

Think of the number of family-owned businesses that it takes to provide goods and services to a facility like the Georgetown Toyota plant. When a company like Toyota or Ford decides to relocate, they leave behind scores of satellite companies, many of which are family-owned.