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In reply to the discussion: Here is a list of Democrats opposing Americans with Disabilities Act [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I know small business people that are very liberal. The issue though is that making access renovations to buildings can put a crimp in their budgets, particularly in big cities where the business people may not own the building. Some landlords require purchase of $3-4 million dollar insurance policies before a person can even change a light socket, such policies run $700-$1000 per month in big cities, add that to $5,000 per week payrolls, $1200 per week payroll tax, $2500-$4000 per week rent, $250 per week electric utility bill, and other bills, makes coming up with $1,000-$3,000 on demand difficult. A better solution is to code the business owners, give them a timeframe within which to fix the problems and progress check them monthly to insure they are on track, sort of like what Bera suggested.