Small business owners will NOT pay more in taxes because of Measure 97.  I must congratulate T.J. Reilly for the red herring that he places in his editorial. Oh look, Obama!  This is a local issue, except for the large, out of state corporations that have already paid  $20 million dollars in ads attacking Measure 97.  It's ironic that these welfare kings don't want to pay a little bit more in taxes, yet put forth millions upon millions of dollars to defeat Measure 97 which will actually help our elders and our children.