President Bush on Small Business Growth

15 Apr '06

3 min read

The White House witnesses President Bush addressing the Small Business Week Conference And Outlined His Agenda To Help Small Businesses Grow. The President discussed three broad areas where the Administration is improving the environment for small businesses - keeping taxes low and spending tax dollars wisely, making health care more affordable and available, and expanding business opportunities at home and abroad.

America's Small Businesses Are Thriving. Small businesses create two out of every three new jobs and account for nearly half of America's overall employment. They have played a vital role in helping economy add more than 5.1 million new jobs since August 2003 and have helped reduce America's unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, below the average rate of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Small businesses are also vital for supporting communities.

To Keep The Small Business Sector Strong And Creating Jobs, Congress Needs To Make Tax Relief Permanent. Congress can start by sending the President a bill extending the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains - so that businesses can plan with confidence and keep creating jobs.

Congress Needs To Restrain Spending So We Can Stay On Track To Cut The Deficit In Half By 2009. All business owners have to live within their means - and so should the government.

Giving Those Who Purchase HSA Policies On Their Own The Same Tax Breaks As Those Who Get Their Health Insurance From Their Employers.

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