Lucas Group Survey Reveals Business Leaders’ Opinions on Hot Topics Heading Into Midterm Elections
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Three hot-button topics for this fall's midterm election – immigration reform, health care and minimum wage – bring to light a variety of opinions, challenges and opportunities among America's small and mid-sized business (SMB) leaders, according to the latest survey from
In addition to surveying business leaders about economic prospects and hiring plans,
Despite seemingly negative perceptions of
"Small and mid-sized businesses often are a bellwether for what is happening economically and politically," said
The Q2 survey, which gathered insights of 400 SMB top executives from across the country, comes as political rhetoric around immigration remains heated. Recently,
This quarter, the survey registered its highest levels of anti-immigration reform sentiment among business leaders. Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed said they either disagree or disagree strongly that
Business leaders were only slightly more amenable to easing requirements for immigrants already in
As for the President's signature health care reform, business leaders consistently list health care costs as their company's top challenge and many are concerned about the level of impact the law will have on their businesses. One-third of those surveyed said the Affordable Care Act will have a "large impact" on their companies, up from 25 percent in Q1. Another 58 percent report the ACA will have a lesser impact, while only nine percent of SMBs expect no business impact related to the health care law.
An increasing number of businesses also appear to be actively preparing for the law's full implementation, with 41 percent of respondents stating their companies are ready, versus just 18 percent one year ago. A shrinking percentage of businesses are still waiting to act. Six percent of those surveyed said they have not done anything to prepare but plan to, while 10 percent say they won't do anything at all.
Approximately half of the SMB leaders surveyed revealed that raising the federal minimum wage to
Business concerns about the
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About the Survey
Conducted quarterly, the SMB Job Generation Outlook is a national survey of SMB top business leaders. The Q2 survey was conducted by
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