Main Street Menace of the Week: ACA 3, ACA 8, SCA 3, SCA 4, SCA 7, SCA 8, SCA 9 and SCA 11
While the legislature is in session, the National Federation of Independent Business/California will be profiling anti-small business bills and initiatives and the adverse effect they would have on California’s job creators. This is the first column of the 2013 series. 2012 was tough for small business owners – really tough. Higher taxes passed with Prop. […]
Minimum Wage Increases, the Law of Unintended Consequences at Work
Everyone wants to earn more money, especially in a state like California where we have higher taxes, fees and other income reducers than anywhere else in the U.S. But just because you want something – doesn’t mean that it is the right thing for you. Take, for instance, raising the minimum wage. It may look […]
Small Business Wish List for 2013 – Will 2013 be “The Year of the Small Business Grinch?”
“Every Mom and Pop shop Down in Small Business-land Thought the Grinch with them would stand… But the Grinch, Who lived in Sacramento-land Was not quick to give them a hand… The Grinch disliked Small Business! There were much bigger issues at hand!
California Needs More Satgur Athwals
At a time when California businesses are leaving and the National Federation of Independent Business, California is working hard on behalf of small business owners, I want to recognize Mr. Satgur Athwal for his ability to actually create jobs in this struggling economy. An immigrant to the United States when he was only 13 years […]
All Californians Should Reject Prop. 30
As I travel up and down the state talking to small business owners, working families and Californians of every stripe, I hear them utter the same words: Uncertainty and Fear about the future of their businesses Frustration with government No Faith in Sacramento politicians That’s why Proposition 30’s proposed $50 billion tax hike is a […]
Small Businesses And All Voters Benefit From Prop 32
This November, voters in California will have a cluttered ballot to comb through. Once they get past the presidential race, they’re going to have to read and interpret eleven different ballot initiatives. Tax increases, budget reform, death penalty, three strikes, and genetically-altered food are just a few of the complicated issues on the ballot. Proposition […]
State Initiative the Wrong Chemical Reaction
This article originally ran in the Los Angeles Business Journal In 2008, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a program that identifies “chemicals of concern” in consumer products. The Green Chemistry Initiative is designed to protect California consumers from harmful chemicals and, on the surface, sounds very reasonable. But not so say employers who don’t […]
Stop Loss Bill Will Hurt Small Businesses and Their Employees
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld health reform, California officials will be moving at top speed to make changes to put the law into effect. Regardless of your opinion of health reform, there is one change California lawmakers are considering that should be scrapped in its current form. I’m referring to SB 1431, which […]
Thursday’s Decision Limits Freedom, Strengthens Government
While yesterday’s Supreme Court decision was disappointing, NFIB/CA respects the decision to uphold the individual mandate by the Supreme Court. Clearly this mandate has now become a tax on all Americans and a broken campaign promise from President Obama not to raise taxes. Even with the disappointing decision, it was still a remarkable day for […]
We Don’t Need Another Tax Proposal – We Need Jobs and Reforms!
Last week, the National Federation of Independent Business/California, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and Small Business Action Committee joined together to officially launch “Californians for Reforms and Jobs, Not Taxes”, the campaign opposed to the Governor’s $50 billion tax increase initiative. According to the independent California Legislative Analyst, the tax hike will: Raise sales and income […]