The data doesn't really support this unless by "their own small business" you mean effectively 1099 contractors with zero employees forever. See figure 3 in [1

The data doesn't really support this unless by "their own small business" you mean effectively 1099 contractors with zero employees forever. See figure 3 in [1]. [1] https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2018/02/bfs.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2018/...