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Todd Stottlemyer, President and CEO of NFIB discusses the issues important to small business owners and how the presidential candidates are addressing these issues.
Author: Todd Stottlemyer
Date: Jul 21, 2008 - 12:42:46 PM
When Sen. John McCain
delivered the keynote address at the National
Federation of Independent Business 2008 National Small Business Summit last
month, he did much more than speak to several hundred interested small business
owners. He pushed the concerns of a significant voting bloc to the forefront of
the presidential campaigns. In fact, both Sens. McCain and Barack Obama have
spent much time specifically addressing the No. 1 issue among small businesses
-- healthcare. And it's about time.
Recognizing that healthcare costs have
become unmanageable for many entrepreneurs, Sen. McCain said, if elected, his
administration would introduce healthcare reform that would provide hardworking
Americans more options and expand portability of coverage.
Sen. Obama, who was
invited to speak at the Summit but did not attend, responded to Sen. McCain's
remarks by reiterating that small businesses need more options to access
quality, affordable healthcare coverage. We also know both candidates recognize
that implementing health information technology and addressing an inequitable
tax structure should play a part in any comprehensive reform package.
Over the past few
weeks, it's been encouraging to see the candidates discuss the issues facing
the small business, especially the rising cost of healthcare. But they -- and
all of our country's leaders -- must realize that entrepreneurs deserve more
than just discussions. Because the truth is, these job creators, those on the
front lines of the healthcare crisis, are the voters who will be electing the
next president, and they are demanding the next administration and Congress
implement real change that makes healthcare more affordable for working
Americans.
According to a recent
NFIB survey, 81 percent of small business owners and 52 percent of employees do
not feel the presidential candidates are adequately addressing issues that are
important to them, specifically healthcare. In fact, nearly three-quarters of
those polled say fixing healthcare should be a top priority for the next
president, and nearly 80 percent agree that "it is important to me to vote
for a presidential candidate whose healthcare plan makes sense for small
business."
A similar survey
showed that the small business community comprised 43 percent of U.S.
registered voters and nearly 32 percent of the electorate on Super Tuesday.
These numbers prove that small business is a powerful, motivated group in a
position to demand substantial solutions to the healthcare crisis from their
candidates.
Both candidates are
focused on reforming our ailing healthcare system and have begun to recognize
that small business must be considered in any proposed legislation. The
National Small Business Summit may have ended, but small business' commitment
to achieving quality, affordable healthcare has not.
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