You've worked for a small business, but have you ever owned and/or ran one?<p>The time I have to spend on government forms (taxes, business registration, etc) takes away time from other activities (SEO, new blog posts, software development).<p>Yes, I can outsource this, but I still have to deal with it.   And it adds no value for my customers.  Accountants and Lawyers don't get software built, they don't get blog posts published.  They handle my interaction with the government.<p>At my current company (day job) we're spend a lot of time working out some stimulus package details.  It's a bunch of overhead, we have to track our time on it, and for a reimbursement of 80 cents on the dollar.<p>So, if you think that lawyers and accountants somehow get things to customers, yes, you have a valid argument.  I haven't found that to be the case.