How does the economy look for the next 60 days according to small business managers polled on the Tatum Survey? Sam Norwood and Jim Blasingame go over economic conditions found in this month's Tatum Survey. It's not all bad - there are some bright spots.

The so-called Stimulus Bill has too much in it for Medicaid and not enough to help small business keep and hire more employees. Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why more money for Medicaid isn't good and no money for small business is worse.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame talk about small business issues covered in the <i>Kiplinger Letter</i>, including saving the banking industry, economic stimulus, a "buy American' movement and why small businesses must be more adaptable in 2009.

As he has done for more than 11 years, Jim Blasingame discusses several public policy issues being debated that directly impact small businesses, like the dangers of universal health care, protectionism and unionism.

Does the Federal government talk out of both sides of its mouth when it claims to want to help small businesses? Chris Gunn joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the truth about government support for small business and what changes must take place.

Will the so-called economic stimulus bill be good for small business? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this bill, the "Card Check" union bill, and the new Republic National Committee Chairman, Michael Steele.

What is REALLY in the stimulus package for small businesses?Giovanni Coratolo talks with Jim Blasingame about the good the bad and the ugly part of this legislation for small business. Unfortunately, it's mostly bad.

The so-called "stimulus bill" is mostly pork but not much for small businesses, according to Jim Blasingame, who compared this behavior to what happened after 9-11. That Congress piled a lot of pork onto legislation that was titled national security. This one is doing the same thing in the name of economic stimulus.

Is the government's approach to stimulating the economy really going to do that and will it be good for small business? Tony Paradiso and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the details and explain why the bill is more pork barrel spending than stimulus.

How much good will the new government stimulus help, and how much impact can the Fed make? Ray Keating and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the details of the proposed stimulus package and why they think it won't work. They also agree that the Fed has run out of bullets.