The small business sector did not like the results of November 6 election. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the November NFIB Index, which showed small business optimism at a new low, based on the economy, the election and the fiscal cliff..

Whether we go over the fiscal cliff or not, it's already hurting small business. Chuck Kadlec joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the ways small businesses are being harmed by the Fiscal Cliff dysfunction, and will be even more if we go over the edge.

Boehner should take what he can get from Obama. Chuck Kadlec joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that House Republicans should allow Obama the key tax points he wants and then campaign about the damage it will do.

The best Fiscal Cliff strategy for the GOP is to retreat. Chuck Kadlec joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that Speaker of the House Boehner should let Obama have the rate hikes and retreat to campaign against the damage it will cause.

Is the fiscal cliff political dysfunction causing anxiety for you? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the fiscal cliff debate by our dysfunctional government is creating planning challenges for all small businesses and hurting the economy.

The Obama administration is often the enemy of job creators. Don Boudreaux joins Jim Blasingame to report how the Obama administration became the enemy of job creators because they didn't like the jobs being created.

Why do we need free trade agreements. Don Boudreaux joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why free trade agreements are important, and how we could have free trade without separate agreements.

Stable tax policies would benefit small businesses. Nicole Gelinas joins to explain why policies that create a stable tax code would help small businesses, including specific suggestions.

Should the federal government cover 100% of the cost of the recovery of major disasters? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to explain how FEMA works in disaster recovery and debate how much states should rely on the federal government.

Who should pay for the damage from Hurricane Sandy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the similarities between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina and whether the federal government should cover 100% of the Sandy bill, as they did with Katrina.