Government should not set us up to fail.
Amy, who co-owns the Night Kitchen Bakery in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood, says that after 25 years in business, it has never been harder to stay afloat. Despite surviving 9/11, the 2007 crash, and COVID thanks to loyal customers, steep tariff-driven increases in ingredient and supply costs, along with a 20.3% jump in employee health-insurance premiums, are squeezing their already thin margins. She notes that current federal policies are hurting small businesses instead of helping the neighborhood “mom-and-pop” shops that keep communities strong.