Post by marcus on Sept 24, 2010 15:59:00 GMT -5
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Six months after enactment of the new health reform law, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today released a national bipartisan poll of small business leaders, shedding light on the uncertainty employers are feeling as a result of the new law. The poll of 590 small business leaders was conducted September 18-20 by Frank Luntz and Doug Schoen.
“Nearly 8 in 10 small business leaders expect their costs to increase as a result of the new law, and a majority say they will be less likely to hire new employees and more likely to reduce current health care benefits” said Randy Johnson, senior vice president of Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits for the U.S. Chamber. “This poll shows that the very small business leaders who are being counted on to grow jobs are deeply unsettled about the present and concerned about the future, and a tremendous amount of that uncertainty is due to the new health care law.”
“It’s tragic when the profession people respect most, the small business owner, is so ignored by Washington,” said Luntz, president and CEO of The Word Doctors and nationally recognized pollster. “Small business owners are sending Washington a wake-up call: If you want us to hire more, stop making our lives so difficult.”
“It is clear that small businesses continue to grapple with the new law six months after its enactment,” said Doug Schoen, principal of Douglas E Schoen LLC and nationally recognized pollster. “As a result, small businesses are less likely to create jobs, less confident in their ability to succeed, and consequently less capable of helping to lead our economy out of this downturn.”
“Nearly 8 in 10 small business leaders expect their costs to increase as a result of the new law, and a majority say they will be less likely to hire new employees and more likely to reduce current health care benefits” said Randy Johnson, senior vice president of Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits for the U.S. Chamber. “This poll shows that the very small business leaders who are being counted on to grow jobs are deeply unsettled about the present and concerned about the future, and a tremendous amount of that uncertainty is due to the new health care law.”
“It’s tragic when the profession people respect most, the small business owner, is so ignored by Washington,” said Luntz, president and CEO of The Word Doctors and nationally recognized pollster. “Small business owners are sending Washington a wake-up call: If you want us to hire more, stop making our lives so difficult.”
“It is clear that small businesses continue to grapple with the new law six months after its enactment,” said Doug Schoen, principal of Douglas E Schoen LLC and nationally recognized pollster. “As a result, small businesses are less likely to create jobs, less confident in their ability to succeed, and consequently less capable of helping to lead our economy out of this downturn.”
