The Blog  Killing the Recovery  Tax hikes won't cure an ailing
economy.  11:00 PM, Nov 8, 2009 • By IRWIN M. STELZER Widget
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of that should add up to a decent recovery -- unless.... There
is a nagging fear among those who closely watch not only the
economy but government policy that these nascent economic forces
might be murdered in their cradle by the current administration.
Small businessmen I have met with last week tell me they are in
a state of paralysis as they watch the debate over the health
care "reform" bill wending its way through Congress. Lurking in
its 1,502 pages (the senate version) are provisions that will
markedly raise their costs, and their personal taxes. So even as
business gets better, they won't take on more staff, since they
can't figure out just what the costs of doing so will be.  Then
there is the turmoil over all aspects of the financial services
industries. The bonus brawl is the most widely publicized, with
bankers so