Podcast: McCain Versus Obama on Health Insurance

Posted on | September 22, 2008 | Comments Off

It was difficult not to take sides when I was working on my lead article this week. After all, health insurance is one of those uber-critical issues in the small business arena, and it’s even worse for microbusinesses than it is for their larger counterparts.

Generally, when it comes to candidates for public office, I prefer to offer you the facts and let you make up your own mind. And here’s one thing I’ve learned from covering political races: you never, ever, ever want to believe anything that one candidate says about what the other candidate plans to do. They never get the other guy’s proposals right … but, then, they aren’t trying to.

Health care policy is fairly complex stuff, so I invite you to use the links below to get more detail on what Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama are planning. It’s important to know what you’re voting for before you vote.

Also on the docket for this week’s microbusiness news: microbusiness merchants and the need to comply with credit card company’s data security standards, some preliminary data about why small business owners are concerned about the financial markets mess, and this week’s Policy Matters column — more on health insurance.

Microbusiness News Briefs Podcast:

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For more information:

Article: Studies Detail Contrasts in Rivals’ Health-Care Plans (Wall Street Journal)
HealthDecision ‘08: Obama and McCain on Health Care (HealthCare.com)
Article: Are You PCI Compliant? (by yours truly, at the AmEx OPEN Forum blog)
National Small Business Association


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