Government, Politics and the Economy
Stimulus Plan: Where are the Jobs?
That is the $787 billion question: Where is all that government stimulus money, and why hasn't it stemmed the rising tide of US unemployment? BusinessWeek.com
Second Stimulus: Democrats Split
Democrats in Congress are divided over whether to push for more deficit spending to end the recession and stem job losses, complicating the possibility of a second stimulus bill. Bloomberg.com
Management and Operations
By Charles M Cooper · July 08 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government, Politics and the Economy
Build America Bonds Signal Lower Appeal of Municipal Debt
Barack Obama may be the worst thing that ever happened to tax-exempt bonds, but states and municipalities are loving his Build America Bonds, at least so far. Bloomberg.com
Experts: Economy is Going to Improve
Sure, the US economy may have contracted sharply in the first quarter, but according to some economists, there are sunnier skies are on the horizon. FoxNews.com
Management and Operations
By Charles M Cooper · June 25 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government, Politics and the Economy
Securities Industry: Leave Executive Comp to Boards, Not Lawmakers
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association released guidelines for how financial services firms should tie compensation to long-term performance and risk management, saying that executive pay should be decided by company boards, not by legislators or regulators. Workforce.com
Fixing the Economy: Is Obama Flubbing the Fix?
With the administration backtracking on major regulatory reform, some critics saying that Obama is squandering a rare opportunity. BusinessWeek.com
By Charles M Cooper · June 15 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government, Politics and the Economy
Little Hope and Less Hiring on Main Street
Some may see signs of economic recovery on the horizon, but that news doesn't seem to have made it to the shops on Main Street. According to payroll processor ADP, small businesses shed more than four times as many employees as larger businesses did over the last month. CNNMoney.com
Inflation: Are the Fears Overstated?
We have been hearing warnings that President Obama's economic policies will lead to a terrible outbreak of inflation, and they may, but an immediate outbreak is improbable. WSJ.com
Management, Taxes and Fin...
By Charles M Cooper · June 04 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government, Politics and the Economy
Congress Takes on Healthcare
Congressional Democrats have set out to realize a goal that has eluded presidents and lawmakers for the past 60 years: an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system. Bloomberg.com
White House: Healthcare is an Economic Issue
According to some in Washington, the tax-free benefits that Americans now enjoy offer American workers too much free or low-cost access to too many healthcare services, and that is why healthcare is so expensive. Breitbart.com/AP
Management, Taxes and Financial Issues
By Charles M Cooper · June 02 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
When President Obama said he wanted to spread the wealth, he wasn’t kidding. The budget, stimulus, bailouts—the numbers are so large that they are beginning to lose meaning to the average American. Now he is pushing universal healthcare, with the same astronomical numbers attached, and to pay for it, he wants to tax employer-paid health benefits as well as impose a number of sin taxes on things like sports drinks and soda, snack foods and such. Never mind that he will be driving up the cost of living for millions of Americans, he will be eliminating one of the major incentives for employers to offer healthcare coverage in the first place.
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By Charles M Cooper · May 14 2009
small business, taxes, healthcare, health insurance
Government and Economy
Obama's Budget: The Picture of Austerity?
President Obama defended the $17 billion in cuts he’s making in his record-breaking $3.55 trillion budget, deflecting criticism and trying to make the case that his budget in an exercise in restraint. Politico.com
Climate Czar Talks Cap-and-Trade With CEOs
White House climate “czar,” Carol Browner, is set to meet with executives from companies seeking more business-friendly rules to the President's proposed cap-and-trade legislation. Bloomberg.com
Management and Financial Issues
By Charles M Cooper · May 08 2009
small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), and Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) have introduced legislation – for consideration in the upcoming Congressional health care reform debate – designed to make insurance more available and affordable for the 47.0 million employees of the nation’s 5.9 million small businesses and for 14.0 million self-employed individuals.
A diverse coalition of stakeholders from across the political spectrum and each with their own priorities for broader reform have joined together to support the bipartisan Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) and address the needs of small businesses as one important component of health reform. The bipartisan Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Association of Realtors, the Service Employees International Union, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Families US...
By Charles M Cooper · May 06 2009
small business, healthcare, shop, durbin
