I have to hand it to the PR departments of the health insurance industry. They can always come up with some negative spin for positive healthcare news. Last week was the 6 month anniversary of the signing of the new health care law. With the anniversary came new consumer protections that the public loves. Here […]
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The following opinion editorial by Frank Knapp ran September 25, 2010, in the Rock Hill Herald——————————————————————————————————– Improving our economy and creating more jobs is a top priority of The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). As a statewide advocacy organization of well over 5,000 members, we work with our legislature and state agencies
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The following opinion editorial by Frank Knapp ran in The Hill’s Congress Blog today.———————————————————————————————————– The Board of Directors of The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce voted this week to support the effort in Congress to end tax cuts for the very rich. Here’s why. First, letting the tax cuts for the top two income
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This Thursday it will be 6 months since President Obama signed the new health care reform bill. What is taking so long for all the predicted devastation to happen? Am I being too sarcastic? I don’t think so. Just last night I watched Representative Joe “You Lie” Wilson (R-SC) on the evening news call for
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Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted to start debate on the Small Business Jobs Act with a 61-37 cloture vote. GOP Senators George Voinovich and George Lemieux joined all the Democrats and Independents in the successful vote. Voinovich and Lemieux, about whom I have previously blogged, had voted earlier for the $30 billion Lending Fund for
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This blog also ran in The Hill’s Congressional Blog today.—————————————————————————————————————-Today looks to be a great day that’s been a long time coming. Today the Senate finally starts the voting on the Small Business Jobs Act and with the word that Senator Voinovich will support the bill success is at hand. Before the voting began a
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Below is my opinion editorial that ran in today’s State:—————————————————————————————————— I hope Kristy Eppley Rupon’s recent story about the pending demise of three locally owned hardware stores (“Hammered: The Great Recession,” Aug. 23) opened some eyes to a problem that has been developing for some time. The owners of these and other hardware stores interviewed
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From now until Election Day all you are going to hear from some political candidates is how the new health care law is bad for small businesses. Of course this isn’t true but without something more tangible than common sense to counter the misinformation, confusion reigns. So here is the good news. A study appearing
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Hopefully you have read my last blog in which I analyze how small business friendly our candidates for Governor might be based upon their response to a questionnaire, their voting records and past experience with The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. If you haven’t, read it before you read today’s post. On Monday,
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) today released an assessment of the three candidates running for Governor—Rep. Nikki Haley, Sen. Vincent Sheheen and Dr. Morgan Reeves. The assessment was based both on specific critical legislative votes and a questionnaire sent to each candidate on July 7, 2010. The questionnaire can be found
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