Small Business Against Big Government

Slavery in the United States was officially abolished by the Emancipation Proclamations of 1862 and 1863.  That does not mean that there are not people still enslaved in our country.  It is not necessarily the kind of slavery that most of us readily identify as such, but a slavery of the spirit.  Our welfare system [...]

Why does the world dislike the United States?  We saved France in World War I.  We saved Europe in World War II.  We rebuilt Europe after WWII.  We rebuilt Japan after WWII.  We saved South Korea and rebuilt it.  We send supplies, rescuers, and money to every natural disaster in the world, even to our [...]

We’ve worked hard to slow down the passage of the Health Economy Takeover, and we must do more.
(Scroll down for the URGENT ACTION ITEMS.)
US News & World Report is reporting that Democratic Leaders are planning secret health reform deliberations.
Despite their claims to the contrary, the way that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader [...]

Happy New Year everyone. Below we’ve linked the 5 most read posts at SBABG in 2009. Here’s to a happy, healthy, prosperous 2010. Have a safe and happy New Year’s Eve tonight, and get ready for a a rough-and-tumble 2010 as we continue to take on Big Government.
1. Cash For Clunkers is a [...]

Judas got 30 pieces of silver. Esau got a mess of pottage. Benedict Arnold offered to sell out his countrymen for cash. And now joining the long line of the imbecile pansy squishes is Big Ben Nelson. And for what did he sell his soul? Medicaid subsidies for Nebraska … all paid for by the [...]

This is a marvelous season of both joy, and, for some, unhappiness over loss, or the perceived loss of what never materialized.  I see this in too many of my patients.  Never the less, it is a season of love.  Love takes so many forms. There is the love of friends who help enrich our [...]

We all make judgments based on our prior experiences, so for a moment or two, I would like to wax autobiographical.  When I was growing up, my father had a retail establishment that was extremely busy during the Christmas season.  In the early 1960’s, before it was mandated that high school students were to be [...]

Michael Cloud, in his wonderful book Secrets of Libertarian Persuasion, teaches a “Six-Step Recipe for Cooking Big Government.”
The six steps are a pattern to follow when talking with others about a proposed Big Government program.
The steps are predicated on helping others who naively support Big Government programs see that these Big Government programs don’t work [...]

What follows is excerpted from a letter from Stephen E. Frazer, MD, an anesthesiologist in Indianapolis, to Sen. Bayh.  Clearly Dr. Frazer has too much time or insomnia to have read the entire House Bill to “reform health care” in our country.  I have not included Dr. Frazer’s pleas to the senator, which will, no [...]

If you missed our article about the UPS vs FedEx battle going on in Congress (or even if you read it but need a laugh), watch this humorous video starring Nick Gillespie of Reason.  It will get you up to speed.

U.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off for up to five days. This creates perverse incentives.

I don’t see the MSM talking about it, but this was clearly the most important takeaway from the PelosiCare vote.
Not only was it not bi-partisan, it wasn’t even close to unanimous within the Democratic Party.
Divisive.
Toxic.
Political Suicide.
Nearly 20% of House Democrats refused to stand with Pelosi and Obama.
Or did Pelosi and Obama refuse to stand with [...]

We got this fantastic email today from an SBABG member.   Please follow this member’s lead.  You can still make a big difference in the health care debate and influence your congressional representative to vote against PelosiCare.
We’ve bolded a few items in the email that we think this member did very well – we particularly love [...]

Nancy Pelosi is toxic and anyone politically tied to her will be hurt by their association in the next round of elections.
Look at this recent chart in the Wall Street Journal.  Only 27% of Americans feel positively about Nancy Pelosi.  That’s pretty remarkable considering that means that only half of Obama voters like her.

In 2006 [...]

Americans are waking up from one-night stand with smooth talking Obama; find that the guy they brought home looked better in the dark, when they were drunk on hope and change.
45% for Obama, 49% Against – If Election Were Held Right Now:
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of adults say they [...]

Global warming exists. So does global cooling. The real scare is the Congressional Cap and Trade scam based on sham science.

We’ve been having a lot of conversations with Small Business owners about how they will change their businesses if Congress passes their monstrous, prosperity-killing Health Care Bill.
We are also small business owners and employees ourselves, and what is emerging from these conversations frightens us and should frighten all American workers.
The consensus? “They can force us [...]

The following article is written by Doctor Barry Jacobs, a Medical Doctor and SBABG contributor from Texas. Dr. Jacobs is practicing and experienced Reproductive Endocrinologist who has served in many capacities over his long and distinguished career (full bio at end of article),
All of us are concerned about what health care costs in this country.  [...]

If you’re a long time reader, you know that we often cite the United States Post Office’s war on USPS and UPS to highlight how Big Government is antithetical to free markets and prosperity.
But recently, UPS has declared war on FedEx, in the form of Union-Driven rent seeking and the outcome of the war will [...]

Just saw this news story today.  Obama’s cronies in Chicago to Pay for Informing on Tax Cheats

You dirty rat.
Chicago and Cook County residents aren’t the only ones about to get shocking tax news; the city is debuting a “tax whistle-blower” plan that could turn neighbor against neighbor in Chicago’s business community.
The folks at city hall [...]