The business community shuddered several months ago when Congress passed a health care bill that now mandates that employers provide insurance to their employees. The good news, for now, is that small businesses (<50 FTEs) are This post is only viewable for paid members. Please Login or Register to view full text.
Member Question: What is Happening with EFCA and Card Check
April 8th, 2010
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A member just emailed us a question regarding EFCA (you can email us questions too: here), the Employee Free Choice Act, card check, and the odds of their passage. EFCA is a bill to make unionization easier, and unions more powerful once formed. The debate and actions has been interesting and erratic, so we wanted [...]
Automatic Tax Increases: One of the Few Times Where Congressional Action is Needed
April 8th, 2010
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In yesterday’s Walking Knowledge (here) we referred to the expiring “Bush Tax Cuts”. I didn’t talk about any further, and we have received some questions about what exactly that means. Below is a year by year breakdown of the taxes that will automatically increase
Why Financial Reform will Dampen Lending
April 5th, 2010
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Below are some of the key provisions as stated by the sponsor of the legislation and highlighted by the Market Institute. Currently, this legislation has bi-partisan support in the Senate and a version of financial reform already passed in the House, so we forecast that this legislation will be signed into law in the next [...]
