The government is driving 100% of the housing recovery. Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the Fed's monetary policies and Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac are 100% of any housing rebound we're having and why that might be dangerous.

Why isn't unemployment coming down faster? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues that are causing employers to hold off on hiring, including the specter of Obamacare.

Will the Fed's QE policy hurt Main Street? Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on the ill-advised monetary policies of the Fed and the potential dangers that could result for Main Street in the future.

Is your state legislature working for or against small business? Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some state legislatures are working against the free market goals of the governors and what that means for small businesses in those states.

Increasing sales commissions are good news for the economy. Insperity's Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame with their recent quarterly survey of small businesses that indicates a rise in sales commissions which is a good indicator of economic growth.

There are indications of economy expansion from small businesses. Insperity's Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to report their most recent quarterly survey of small businesses that indicates an increase in hiring and less concern about the economy.

Is the Houston economy an indicator of a U.S. recovery? Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to propose that the indications of new business activity in Houston has wide ranging implications for the national economy.

What can construction tell us about economic expansion? Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth in the construction industry and why that is good news for the overall national economy.

Why aren't small businesses making capital investments? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the NFIB Index that shows small businesses are not ready to invest their capital or borrowed funds due to uncertainty about the economy.

Slow small business growth keeps hiring numbers down. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the NFIB Index that shows small businesses are still not hiring because they don't see the growth opportunities from sales.