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What Do WE Value
I remember my first car. It was an old Renault Dauphine. It was a real piece of junk. But it was MY piece of junk. I had worked for it. I saved the money I earned from my after school job and paid for it myself. No one bought it for me. I did the […]
Continue reading...We’ve Got to Ensure that the Senate and House Health Bill Reconciliation is Open, Public, Transparent and Televised
6. January 2010
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 […]
Continue reading...The Six-Step Recipe for Cooking Big Government
7. December 2009
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 […]
Continue reading...A Must-Read Email from an SBABG Member (Re: Health Care)
6. November 2009
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 […]
Continue reading...Make Pelosi the Face of Big Government, then Tie Her Around the Necks of All Big Government Politicians and Candidates
5. November 2009
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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. […]
Continue reading...URGENT Call to Action – Must Act on Health Care, Today!
6. October 2009
If your Senators are serving on the Senate Finance Committee, they need to hear from you today! The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote within 48 hours on its draft of ObamaCare. The Senate version contains destructive Individual and Corporate Mandates, as well as a version of the competition-killing Public Option. Because this is […]
Continue reading...SBABG’s photos from the HUGE 9.12 “March on Washington” in DC
13. September 2009
Turnout was huge. Very inspiring to see that many people together in one place protesting against Big Government. An SBABG member took some amazing photos on behalf of our group. You can see them all here. We met A LOT of small business owners there, and we met a whole lot of others who work […]
Continue reading...The Power of Language: How to expose BIG GOVERNMENT with our words
26. August 2009
Language is the most powerful tool we have to expose and undermine Big Government. It is also the most powerful tool Big Government has to crush Small Business. Over the last few weeks Congress and the Administration have been trying to call government takeover of health insurance and health care “competition”. They have hijacked words […]
Continue reading...Knowledge is Power – 31 resources that make all the difference
28. July 2009
Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” He was right. Here are some books and other resources that have helped the founders of SBABG as we’ve fought (and continue to fight) the same battles you are fighting; we’ve included a little commentary about each book or resource, something we’ve learned. Please share your favorite resources […]
Continue reading...The Two Biggest, Fattest Lies In The Health Care Reform Debate
24. July 2009
We have argued that* the current health care plan is bad for small business and our country’s economic recovery. Our future, especially our children’s financial future, in large part hinges on the defeat of the current proposal. There needs to be health reform, but not this, not socialized care that hurts the US economy. New […]
Continue reading...The Government Health Care Plan is Sick – and It’s Bad for Small Business
20. July 2009
It just isn’t right, and we can stop it. First off, it’s un-American. There’s nothing helpful or redeeming about the plan. And it’s bad – really bad – for small businesses. Here are five reasons it’s sick – please share this information with co-workers and employees and contact your representatives; at the end of the […]
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2. February 2010
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