Chamber Members Speak Out Taxes, Health Care Rank High Among Priorities
U.S. Chamber members cite taxes, health care, legal reform, and intellectual property as their top policy priorities, according to the results of the U.S. Chamber's biennial National Business Agenda survey.
Making permanent the reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividend income received the most favorable response. Seventy-eight percent rated that issue as an extremely high or very high priority. Opposing increases in individual marginal income tax rates and supporting repeal of the corporate and individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) received similarly high ratings, at 74% and 72%, respectively. Read more:.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued The State of American Business 2009 report. It's not a news flash to say that these are difficult and troubling times for millions of American businesses, workers, and families. The nation is in a recession, credit remains tight, jobs are scarce, and confidence is low. And there are more difficult months ahead. But if we collectively make the right decisions, then our nation has an extraordinary opportunity to emerge from this crisis stronger than ever.
Thursday, January 8, 9:00 a.m. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC This event, open to the public, will set the stage for what the Chamber considers to be top priorities for 2009 in policy developments both inside and outside the beltway.
Facing unprecedented economic challenges and a new political environment, the Chamber will outline a strategy for restoring growth, including:
Immediate enactment of an economic stimulus;
Major investments in infrastructure, energy, and technology;
Reforming our financial regulations, overhauling public schools and workforce training, fixing our broken legal culture and our ailing health care system; and
Preserving business and innovation by opening markets to trade, challenging organized labor's anti-growth agenda, and ensuring reasonable taxes and regulations.
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