The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is basking in the media attention as being one of the plaintiffs against the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court starts hearing the case today. (Yesterday the New York Times did an excellent short summary of what will happen during each of the three days.) Today I received […]
NFIB continues the fraud Read More »
I know that I pick on these guys relentlessly but every once in a while they produce some good information. I’m talking about the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) or in this case the NFIB Research Foundation. The Foundation released a new study, Small Business, Credit Access, and a Lingering Recession. William J. Dennis
NFIB poll: regulations vs. lack of customers Read More »
The political season is in full bloom and partisan ads are everywhere. But here is a unique one. Read the script of this radio commercial and guess which organization produced it. The start of a new year can bring a sense of a fresh start, a new beginning.But America’s small-business owners aren’t looking at January
Small biz group outed Read More »
As we end 2011, here are two good pieces of news for small business. First, I actually have something good to say about the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). I haven’t been very charitable to the organization over the years because they always seem to side with the U.S. Chamber on issues. The NFIB’s complaints
Good news to end 2011 Read More »
PoliticoLetter to the EditorNovember 9, 2011 Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, in her Opinion piece “Why Small Businesses Matter” (POLITICO, Nov. 1), insists that too much regulation is “the roadblock that many small businesses cite as their greatest impediment to growth.” But Lincoln, who is now the chairwoman of an anti-regulation organization created and funded by
Lack of demand is the problem not regulations Read More »
There are at least 228,000 small business owners in the country happy about “Obamacare”. That is the numbers who have so far claimed the health insurance tax credit for small businesses that offer the benefit to their employees for 2010. How much did these businesses save? $278 million. Unfortunately, the number of small businesses helped is
Small business saving money on health care Read More »
Tuesday I challenged any real business owner making over $1 million a year to contact me to discuss the proposed millionaire surtax to pay for the President’s American Jobs Act. (A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows about 64% public approval for both the surtax and jobs plan). The U.S. Chamber, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Millionaire challenge Read More »
The news story below is a sad tale of how partisan politics, lack of administrative focus and regulatory slowness turned what should have been a boost for small business into a failed effort. Nobody supported the Small Business Lending Fund more than I did. I even participated in a press conference at the Capitol with
Small businesses failed once again Read More »
I met Zach Carter, a young journalist with the Huffington Post, back in April. We had lunch at a trendy deli in DC with David Levine (American Sustainable Business Council), Scott Klinger (Wealth for the Common Good) and Chuck Collins (Institute for Policy Studies). While we couldn’t get Zach interested in writing about tax haven
Rejecting NFIB spin Read More »
Soon we will find out how many small businesses in the country received health insurance tax credits for 2010—a benefit under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Small Business Majority estimated that there are approximately 4 million businesses with 2 to 24 employees that could qualify for the tax credits if they offered health insurance
