Health care entitlements should incentivize people to go to the best doctors and utilize the most cost-efficient hospitals. Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why health care entitlements would benefit if people became health care consumers.

Medicare needs reform and innovation. Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the problems with government regulated spending for Medicare, which does not encourage innovation.

What happens when 20th century political promises come due in 21st century reality? Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the 21st century reality – and liability – of government-funded entitlements.

What will the Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating mean for small business? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the S&P's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating will impact small business.

What is a positive result of the S&P downgrade of U.S. credit rating? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the factors causing the Standard & Poors downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and whether it could ultimately be a good thing.

Was S&P right to downgrade the U.S. credit rating? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to examine the motivations of Standard & Poor's for their recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, and whether this says more about S&P than U.S. credit.

Can something positive come of the U.S. credit rating downgrade? Pamela Springer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the implications of the U.S. credit rating downgrade by Standard and Poor's.

What are the most important issues for CEOs to focus on? Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss seeking growth opportunities consistent with post-recession operating strategy, plus looking for top talent.

If you survived the Great Recession, you've learned some things. Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the decisions the best CEOs are making about growth, now that they've learned how to survive.

Is the "Super Committee" of 12 members of Congress a good idea? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the so-called Congressional "Super Committee" is probably necessary and useful at this time.