That's a terrible take. The government is not "waging war" on businesses. Businesses that were (are) paying starvation wages simply socialize the costs of doing business. When Amazon's warehouse workers and Wal*Mart retail employees are also collecting SNAP benefits, their employers are getting all the benefits of low wages but – because they don't pay their fair share of taxes – the employers are avoiding the externalities. See "Cheap: This High Cost of Discount Culture"
Note I didn't say whether it was good or bad. These are real things that are occurring.
The government has a long history of subsidizing businesses. Think seasonal businesses that 'lay off' their workforce to collect unemployment until the season opens again.
Sometimes we believe these subsidies are good other times we don't. Do I believe companies as large as Amazon and Walmart should be subsidized? Hardly.
Do I think small businesses of all sort could use a break here and there when faced with the subsidized giants? Absolutely.
Try to go to your local hardware store, it doesn't exist any more. How about the corner grocery, gone. These guys needed a break but we put the screws to them and let the Giant more 'efficient' businesses off the hook.
