The Feckless Quinn

Proft's position aligns him with Hynes and the refusal to go along with Quinn's plan to borrow $500 million.

I doubt that Proft and Hynes agree on much else. But they both realize it takes will power to skip the cheeseburgers and go on a diet.

In the meantime, small business owners such as Hack grow more disgusted with elected officials.

"That's the most difficult thing about it. The politicians are no longer responsive to their constituents," he says. "Unfortunately, it's very easy to say you'd like to have a 30-day bill cycle, but it's impossible to do. When they promise it, it's just lies."