How did Obama do in his first year as president? What will be his plans for next year. Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame review this week's Kiplinger Letter and report on these topics, plus actions by the Fed, future stimulus plans and other current events.

Bill Dunkelberg and Jim Blasingame report on the November 09 NFIB Report on small business conditions and the news is not good. Small businesses are not optimistic about sales, profits, hiring and especially the uncertainty of the impact of proposed legislation.

Dispelling the many myths about business and capitalism, Michael Medved joins Jim Blasingame to identify and dispute an increasing assault on the concept of market solutions over government intervention.

How is the U.S. economy? Will we have a "double dip" recession? Jim Rogers joins Jim Blasingame to talk about these issues and offer advice for small businesses for the coming year.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to discuss various issues, including cloud computing, EPA regulations and what's going to happen with the estate tax.

What really caused the financial recession of 2009? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the wrong decisions were first made decades ago, and what must be done to prevent a repeat of this destructive financial condition.

Who really creates jobs in America? Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what small business owners are telling him about the economy, and the truth about jobs creation in America.

Reporting on The Small Business Survival Index for 2009, Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the recession impacted the behavior of state as they made tax and regulatory decisions to shore up declining revenue.

Joan Pryde reports with Jim Blasingame on the regulatory burden that small businesses will be faced with based on the proposed health care legislation.

What the government doesn't know about creating jobs could be the longest book in the world. Wayne Allyn Root joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the misplaced effort and misguided small business jobs creation policies of the Obama administration.