The Question:
The Supreme Court has upheld most of Obamacare, how will this decision impact your small business?

44% - This will hurt my business

4% - This will be good for my business

42% - I don’t know, but I’m afraid of Obamacare

10% - I don’t know, but I’m not worried about it

My Comments:
Obamacare has survived a Supreme Court challenge and been judged to be constitutional. We wanted to know what our small business audience thought about that, so last week, in our online poll, we asked this question: “The Supreme Court has upheld most of Obamacare, how will this decision impact your small business?” Here’s what we learned.

Just 4% of our sample said, “This will be good for my business,” while 10% said “I don’t know, but I’m not worried about it.” But 44% reported that Obamacare, “will hurt my business,” and 42% allowed, “I don’t know, but I’m afraid of Obamacare.”

Obamacare is the law of the land, unless and until the next Congress and a new president repeals it. In fact, part of the narrative in Chief Justice Roberts’ ruling indicated that the ultimate decision about such a sweeping law should rest with the electorate.

There are 26 million small business owners in the U.S. and another 70 million small business employees. That’s a lot of votes that could be influenced by the anti-Obamacare sentiment - 86% - demonstrated in our poll.

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I’ve talked to several people in the last couple of weeks on the impact of the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision on the economy, including Michael Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan and author of The New Reagan Revolution; and Barbara Weltman, small business attorney and author of J.K.Lasser’s Small Business Taxes. Click on the links below to download or listen.

Gobsmacked by SCOTUS with Jim Blasingame

Michael Reagan on the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare with Michael Reagan

Obamacare my be constitutional, but businesses still uncertain with Barbara Weltman

What will Obamacare cost your small business? with Barbara Weltman