Imo, the economic hero in a country is in the sector of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). the majority of whom are the poor and it is they who are saving the economy during an economic crisis. Even though during a NON CRISIS they are not something that can be relied on, because they are not the biggest taxpayers.
The opinion you say is quite logical, because even though micro, small and medium enterprises are not the largest taxpayers for their country, basically small and medium-level business actors are the driving roots or foundations of the country's economic sector. Because they must always try to run their business so they can fulfill their own needs without caring about the conditions that are happening in a country.
I think we can only give more appreciation to micro, small and medium business economic actors. If a country has succeeded in collecting MSME taxes. if indeed MSMEs contribute 62% of GDP. This means that the tax revenue must be 62% of MSMEs as well. Even though now many countries are still lame in this regard, if this inequality is resolved then we can believe that MSMEs can support a country, MSMEs can contribute to the country's economy while it is still growing. So in conclusion the role of the poor for economic growth actually exists, even though it is not visible. This is not to mention when we talk about the agricultural sector.
In fact, the MSME sector must really be paid attention to by the government because with the progress of the MSME itself, of course the state will also get greater benefits in economic progress starting from the lower levels to the upper levels. So MSMEs are the basic drivers of the economic sector in order to make the whole economy move simultaneously at the same time so that the poor are also very beneficial for a country even though there are many people who are tired of continuing to be poor in their own lives.