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An Interview with Dave Levinthal of Politico on Campaign Finances and the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision

I recently sat down with Dave Levinthal, investigative reporter for Politico, to talk about his article on the Supreme Court decision earlier this year regarding campaign financing. While President Obama was quick to chastise the Supreme Court of their ruling in the Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission he is benefiting from the decision. Click here to hear the presidents remarks from his 2011 State of the Union Address.

Listen to the full audio interview with Dave Levinthal of Politico by clicking here.

An Interview On Risk Management And
Small Business Health With Author Gary Patterson

Are you one of those people who have been propping up your boss for years? Is he or she in way over their head? Does the boss provide you accurate information so you can do your job? Gary Patterson shares some of the signs of bad boss behavior and explores the risks it can lead to for a company.

Author, Gary Patterson, "Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health," sat down for a recent interview with Tom about the good, bad and ugly of risk management.

To hear the interview with author Gary Patterson and Tom Egelhoff click here.

Visit Gary's Patterson's web site.

Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute
"How The Mortgage Market Should Be Fixed

Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute, was my guest on "Open for Business" recently and our conversation was on the housing markets and mortgages.

We discussed Fannie and Freddie, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, The Fed, interest rates and the future of the housing market.

See Mark's article in the August 12th issue of Investor's Business Daily, "How Mortgage Market Should Be Fixed."

Also joining me was Dennis Carlson, Gallatin Assoc. of Realtors, Paul Dellinger, Prudential, and Rene Gaugler of Met Life Home Loans.

To hear this one hour interview with Tom and Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute click here.

Labor Unions In Government:
An Interview With James Sherk, Heritage Foundation

For the first time in history, "The Majority of Union Workers Now Work For The Government."

How will that effect your small business? What will that do to future taxes and availability of government services?

James Sherk, Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics for The Heritage Foundation," explains to Tom what he found when he took a close look at union membership and it's effect on all of us now and in the future.

To listen to Tom's interview with James Sherk, of the Heritage Foundation, on union membership in government, click here.

All Jobs Created by Startups?
An Interview with Dr. Tim Kane, Ph.D, The Kauffman Foundation

Who is really responsible for job creation in the United States? According to his recently published white paper, The Importance of Startups In Job Creation and Job Destruction, Tim Kane, Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, says his research finds that startup businesses are responsible for all new jobs that are created each year.

Tim made his case with Tom in a one hour interview on "Open for Business" by reveling the findings of his 30 year study of how jobs are started.

To hear this informative interview with Tim Kane, Ph.D. of the Kauffman Foundation on job creation and retention click here.

For more papers written by Dr. Tim Kane go here.

Money In Politics:
An Interview on Who Gets Money From Where

To get a better handle on money and politics, Tom interviewed Dave Levinthal, Communications Director of The Center for Responsive Politcs.

The two discussed Charles Rangel, various high profile political races going on around the country and what corporations are financing them.

Where top members of congress are getting their money.

The Supreme Court Decision regarding campaign finance and much more.

To hear the full one hour interview with Tom and Dave Levinthal click here.

Global Warming/Cap & Trade:
An Interview with James Taylor, The Heartland Institute



Global warming and "Cap and Trade" legislation are always guaranteed to get the phones ringing on the "Open for Business" show and this past week was no exception James Taylor, senior fellow for environment policy at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Environment & Climate News sat down with Tom for an in depth interview.

James spoke with Tom about global warming, climate change, alternative forms of energy, possibility of cap and trade legislation, state legislature testimony and the future of the environment and climate.

Hear the full one hour interview by Tom with James Taylor on "Cap & Trade" and global warming issues click here.

Health Care Bill: The Good, Bad & Ugly.
An Interview with Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute

On a recent show I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies, at the Cato Institute about the recently passed health care bill and what that will mean to small business owners.

I would also suggest you download the white paper produced by Michael Tanner, called "Bad Medicine." This is a very well written comprehensive report on the various aspects of the Health Care Bill. I would also look for "Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It (Paperback)." co-authored by Cannon and Tanner.

Whether you are a business owner or an employee you need the information contained in this interview as well as the book and white paper. What are the tax ramifications of this bill? What are the fines if you don't want coverage? Can you handle a $40,000 fine for non compliance?

There are many "unintended consequences" within this bill that Michael Cannon explains in detail. Please listen to this interview and get the free white paper "Bad Medicine."

Hear the full interview by Tom with Michael Cannon, of the Cato Institute, on the dangers of the health care bill click here.

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