I write some blogs from my job as a consultant at Silkin Management Group and, in doing so, I attempt to stay versed on matters that are both very timely and ones that can affect my clients.
The most timely issue of our day seems to be the various pieces of legislation being worked on regarding health care reform. In fact several of Silkin Management Group’s blog sites have articles on them about this important matter than affects all of us, whether Silkin clients or not.
In a blog article posted on November 10, written by Larry Silver, Silkin Management Group’s president, (the article can be found here: Health Care Bill and Small Business, he conjectured that most lawmakers had “never run a business themselves…” nor had to deal with all the issues that go along with running a business, especially during lean times.
Interestingly enough, I ran across the following New York Times article that supported his conjecture: Entrepreneurs in Congress Say No to Health Care Reform.
This article points out that only 11 members of Congress, whether Republican or Democrat, were recent business owners/entrepreneurs. 8 of them voted against the House bill, and only 3 voted for it. I think that lends further credence to what Mr. Silver was discussing about our legislators having little or no reality on what it takes to run a small business and how the proposed legislation could adversely affect these businesses. I think the facts that less than 10% of our legislators are business owners and 73% of the legislators who are business owners voted against the House bill, despite party affiliation, makes a strong statement paralleling the opinion outlined in Mr. Silver’s blog.
Anyone who is a business owner should take action and express your viewpoint and concern to your Congressperson and Senators so that they get some reality from business owners on this as well.
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Bill Hickey, Management Consultant for Silkin Management Group.
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I found a list of email addresses for Senators and Congressmen AND the media. This is America, make your voice heard.
List of Senators & Congressmen in America
Here’s a list of the Members of the House Small Business Committee – http://www.house.gov
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