Liberty Hawk,
If more people knew what it took to create and maintain a job, this bill would be taking a completely different direction in providing health care. Instead it is one of government control over people’s lives. In 2010, if this country does not change the inhabitants of Washington, then the people deserve the misery they are allowing to be brought on to them via higher taxes, sluggish economy ans delayed, rationed health care.

It’s about damn time…

This is not the important vote – The Republicans can’t stop it and the Democraps have no integrity and can be bought.
I guess we will just have to see how much it will cost. The Democraps will be forced to hold out for enough money and pork to help with re-election and maybe a little on the side (Chicago style). In case the people can’t forget what they did to the country.

When we go broke, and we are going broke, we’ll see Dino. Keep going, this is going to hang around your necks like a mill stone.

The Grammer Nazi, the last defense of the idiot that can’t argue based on the facts. Good work GOP!

AN OPEN LETTER TO “AYE” VOTING SENATORS – Specifically Sen. Kay Hagan, NC

With Saturday’s vote, you have threatened the ability of every small business in America to maintain their current employment level.

The vote was a dishonest cram-down against our need for lower cost & more competitive health insurance, and a lower tax burden to help keep our doors open. A tax credit is of no use, when we are counting our sales each day and each week during the month to meet expenses.

Politicians need to understand that we can’t print money, we can’t ignore expenses and financial obligations, and we don’t have access to credit – ANY credit. So while Washingon – and Democrats specifically, are BURNING cash with excessive spending, driving down the value of the US dollar, quadrupling the national debt in the first 4 months of this year… Small Business USA, is dying.

We are trying to take care of our employees and their families. Your vote,in the name of party unity, for some 1930′s goal, was a betrayal of us all.

If you wanted ANY public or republican input, it would have been in conference and in deliberations, and there would be PLENTY OF TIME to analyze and refine any bill – in advance, and without any gimmicks.

But no, it had to be done in secret. It had to be released at the last minute, with a rushed vote – just like the destructive ‘stimulus’ bill – on a Saturday night with a minimum of publicity.

Don’t think you can vote “NO” later and have political coverage. Come January, my employee’s health insurance premiums are going to go up, my business and personal taxes are going to go up, and my business, as an ongoing concern, remains uncertain.

The healthcare bill should have been fully discussed and deliberated by BOTH democrats and republicans BEFORE it came to a cloture vote. You made my decision tonight.

I am either going to have to try to get my employees to voluntarily reduce their hours to 32 per week so they can retain their full time benefits, or I am going to have to let some of them go. I am sick to my stomach.

My business is carrying over $ 2.5M in debt and we are struggling to survive. I can’t handle any more expense – regardless of your good intentions.

For the first time in 8 years, we will not be having an office christmas lunch. We moved it to Thanksgiving in appreciation of each other and in consolation for the difficulties ahead. It feels like a ‘Last Supper’, in that we may not be around by next November.

Do NOT be surprised when our unemployment rate in North Carolina exceeds 20%. It’s nearly there in some counties. Forget about SPENDING and TAXING. The political class is robbing us of our hopes and dreams, and the future looks bleak.

All of us EXISTING small business owners IN EVERY COMMUNITY, need a means to refinance our debt with extended terms and/or a lower interest rate AND lower tax burdens. We need to lower our operating costs so we could stretch our sales dollars a little further and maintain the security of our employees.

Instead … we got 2,100 pages of MANDATES, ADDITIONAL TAXES, worthless PROMISES of less spending in the future, MORE bureacracy and regulations, and a (wink, wink) “debate” to make it better. I can hardly wait. Maybe 3,000 pages make it better …

Your vote tonight betrayed us all.

Happy news for those of us concerned with freedom.

be at the polls in 2010! vote out these horrible democrats and rinos. maybe we can turn some of this insanity around, however, i’m afraid it will take some time, depending what comes down the pike in the next year from this crazy administration.

our country is in deep peril! no jobs, people loosing their homes, redistribution of wealth schemes, now healthcare. healthcare needs to be reformed, but not by this horrible administration.

i pray for libertyhawk. i too am working for a small business, my employers are very worried also.

Smart small businessmen will welcome health care reform. Obviously, you’re not one of those.

Most conservatives are fine with forcing people to buy car insurance if they want to drive.

Changing the tune?

You people just want to hand defeats to Obama since he beat McCain. It’s childish, destructive and, well, typical of conservatives.