Commentaries -- Terry Neese

Terry Neese is a Distinguished Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) where she heads the organization's Family Policy Center. In that role, Terry develops policy ideas that can help small businesses and families keep more of the money they earn and make better financial and health choices. In addition, she conducts bipartisan briefings on small business and family issues for congressional leaders and their staffs and has regularly testified before the U.S. House and Senate.

Estate Tax Could be the Death of Small Business- Washington Examiner

Although health care is dominating the discussion in Washington and throughout the country, Congress will also be deciding on a number of other issues in November. For example, the proposed changes on the estate tax issue could have just as much of an effect on Americans and the economy.

We Need Better Solutions from Washington - Fox Business

There's a new Fortune 500 company in Washington, DC, and it's called the federal government.

Uniting around key reforms

About 70 million people work for small businesses.

incredible influence on public policy decisions.

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Past Time for Comp Time

American workers are being challenged. The economy is taking its toll with increased layoffs and increased hours and work for those who have jobs.

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It’s Time for U.S. Labor Law to Enter the 21st-Century

Work is good. The satisfaction that comes after a good day's work -- and seeing a tangible result -- is at the center of our identities.

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Policies that Work for Working Folks

Between 1950 and 2000, the labor force participation rate of women between 25 and 55 years of age more than doubled. Today, more than 75 percent of these women are in the labor market. Less than 12 percent of mothers with children under age 6 were in the labor force in 1950. Today, more than 60 percent work outside the home.

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