How will recent health care reform issues impact small business? Mike Turpin joins Jim Blasingame to report that the new health care law will not be favorable for most small businesses and what will have to be done to make it more acceptable?

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on the trillions of dollars of cash being hoarded by major corporations, and what that will mean for recovery when these companies start spending again. The also discuss a controversial NLRB appointment and this agency's tilt toward labor.

Reporting on the impact of the health care bill, Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to explain how this legislation will affect small businesses, whether it will be modified or even repealed, the dangers of a VAT, and whether the national debt is getting out of hand.

Why is a VAT is a bad idea for America? Jim Blasingame talks about why a European style value-added tax is a bad plan for America on many levels, especially in how it will repress entrepreneurship.

How is the economic recovery going so far? Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on current economic conditions and influences, including what is driving GDP growth in 2010 and whether that will be sustainable.

Congratulations, it's Tax Freedom Day. Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Tax Freedom Day is calculated and the reasons why it is coming early this year.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current status of proposed financial reform legislation. Jim reveals why these new regs will hurt small businesses because of the costs and unnecessary restrictions it will place on lending banks.

What have we learned about causes of the financial crisis? Scott Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what caused the financial crisis, the people who created it, and the political committee that is supposed to recommend reforms.

Reporting on the continuing saga of the relationship between the U.S. and China, Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a number of current issues that make this relationship at once dynamic, beneficial and problematic.

What will the health care bill cost small businesses? Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the tax and fee elements of the health care bill as it unfolds over the next 5 years. They also discuss proposed bank regulations.