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.

How bad will Obamacare really be? Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on the status of the Obamacare roll-out as we get closer to the launch date, and whether the law will ultimately implode under the weight of it's own dysfunction and bad structure.

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.

Obamacare is changing many business models. Steve Millard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Obamacare will impact the chamber of commerce he leads as they attempt to provide affordable health care to their members.

You can't start too early preparing for the onslaught of Obamacare. Paul Sarvadi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two of the five key elements of Obamacare that you should get started preparing for, including compressed pricing and dysfunctional state exchanges.

How can we reduce the levels of state government taxation? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame with his 2013 Business Tax Index and to talk about lowering taxes on businesses by reducing the size of government.

What states rank best and worst for tax policies? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame with his 2013 Business Tax Index, which identifies the best and worst - Texas and California, respectively - on the 50-state list of business tax policies.

What kinds of taxes do states impose on businesses/ Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his 2013 Business Tax Index that identifies the levels of taxation small businesses have to pay in the 50 United States.

Has the time come for an Internet sales tax to pass into law? Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the flawed Senate bill the House will debate and try to fix, plus will this be the year an Internet sales tax law is passed?