http://terry-neese-blog.com/no-celebration-for-this-anniversay/ Insights on Women, Minorities & Small Business Benefits | NCPA Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:41:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://terry-neese-blog.com/no-celebration-for-this-anniversay/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Lisa Dolan Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:25:11 +0000 http://terry-neese-blog.com/?p=329#comment-1810 I think it is very clear that this "reform" has nothing at all to do with making sure everyone is covered. It has more to do with giving the government another way to collect revenue from small businesses. If the true agenda were getting everyone covered, then expanding on HSA's would be a top priority. We clearly need health-care reform but what we don't need is a massive new health-care entitlement. This will only create billions more dollars of unfunded deficits which ultimately will be left for our children and grandchildren. Is that what we want for them? As a small business owner I think that being able to purchase health care across state lines is what is needed. I believe portability is critical. The surtax that small businesses will be saddled with will only result in more layoffs or perhaps worse -like closing up the business. If they kill small business which is what this will do- the unemployment rate will increase dramatically. I think it is very clear that this “reform” has nothing at all to do with making sure everyone is covered. It has more to do with giving the government another way to collect revenue from small businesses. If the true agenda were getting everyone covered, then expanding on HSA’s would be a top priority. We clearly need health-care reform but what we don’t need is a massive new health-care entitlement. This will only create billions more dollars of unfunded deficits which ultimately will be left for our children and grandchildren. Is that what we want for them? As a small business owner I think that being able to purchase health care across state lines is what is needed. I believe portability is critical. The surtax that small businesses will be saddled with will only result in more layoffs or perhaps worse -like closing up the business. If they kill small business which is what this will do- the unemployment rate will increase dramatically.

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