[TidesHoss32]

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.

People outside of Eastern Kentucky may not remember, but places like Virgie, Elkhorn and Jenkins were small towns that thrived in the 60s, 70s and even through a part of the 80s, and when Bethlehem, Scotts Branch and other big mining companies shut down, so did the towns..Your right Hoot, I know a couple of old Bethlemen miners that owned small businesses here in Jenkins, that eventually closed the doors soon after the mines shut down..Cut off the head and the body dies. Isnt that what they say?