So Thursday is the big day. The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the individual mandate of Obamacare. The critics of the healthcare reform have alleged that small business owners want the law totally repealed. Below is a legitimate poll that disagrees. Half of Small Business Owners Want Healthcare Law Upheld; Only One-Third […]
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One important part of Obamacare passed in 2010 was a thing called the medical loss ratio. Essentially it says that if at least 80% of the health insurance premiums collected by an insurance company do not go to paying for medical services then the policyholder is due a refund. As the story below indicates, South Carolinians
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Tomorrow might be the day the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act–Obamacare. Then again it might be on Monday or next Wednesday. We’re not sure but when the decision is revealed, the media will go crazy. So until that happens, listen to Louisa McQueeney, the CFO of Palm Beach Groves,
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The New York TimesJune 15, 2012 By ROBB MANDELBAUM How small-business issues are shaping politics and policy. In this election season, the leitmotif to the story taking shape in Washington is that the partisan divide is vast and growing vaster — if last year it was difficult to pass bills that were once routine,
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South Carolina Congressman Mick Mulvaney held a field hearing in Rock Hill, SC, yesterday titled “Caught Up in Red Tape: The Impact of Federal Regulations on Small Businesses and Contractors”. Mr. Mulvaney is the Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce. I wasn’t able to attend the meeting but did have a
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Today’s blog finishes up a week of my comments about Obamacare. To end the week, I’m featuring one small business owner who shares my appreciation of the healthcare reform and what it has done and will do for small businesses. Unlike the small business that contacted me yesterday asking to be removed from the S.C. Small
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Let’s continue with the healthcare reform theme I’ve been addressing all week. On Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) had an opinion piece in The Hill in which he listed four important principles of healthcare reform GOP-style. First, lower the costs of healthcare. Duh. While very little of Obamacare has kicked in to address lowering
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If the GOP conservatives were distraught over the last few days because Mitt Romney selected Michael Leavitt (a supporter of parts of Obamacare) to head his transition team should he win in November, then they will be in full buyer’s remorse after reading today’s story in the Wall Street Journal. Calling for the full repeal
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Small business owners are optimistic about their future says a recently released Bank of America survey. That’s the good news. The bad news is that small business owners are concerned about losing qualified employees to larger businesses because of benefits. According to the survey 18% said that providing competitive healthcare and retirement benefits is their
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Everyone knows that China holds much of our government debt. While that might sound ominous, the reality is that China needs the U.S. economy to be successful if it wants to keep getting paid on their investment. It’s not like China can simply take over our federal government if we don’t pay them. Our economy
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