Tennessee small business owners want a public option......

[Joanne98]

Small-biz folks sound off on healthcare reform

By E. Thomas Wood

Posted on July 7, 2009 at 10:38 am
A survey of Tennessee business owners who employ 50 of fewer people finds that 79 percent say they are struggling to afford health insurance coverage for their workforce. A large majority endorsed including a public plan option in any healthcare reform package that Washington might enact this year.

Vanderbilt’s Peabody College and the Tennessee Small Business Coalition published the survey report. The coalition is a newly formed affiliate of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign, which has been pushing for reform for the past two decades.

http://business.nashvillepost.com/2009/07/07/small-biz-folks-sound-off-on-healthcare-reform/

http://www.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/Documents/pdf/ccs/Small_Bus_Report.pdf

This is TERRIBLE news for Republicans. Right in the heart of their stronghold.

[Joanne98]

1. They asked two questions...

Everybody needs a choice between quality affordable public and private plans.

73% said YES

Having a choice between public and private plans will help small businesses and their employees..

72% said YES

This is GREAT NEWS!

http://www.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/Documents/pdf/ccs/Small_Bus_Report.pdf

[Wapsie B]

2. Now to have their Chambers of Commerce understand that.