"Pro-business Gary" votes to damage small businesses, increase unemployment

Gary Peters ran for Congress as a pro-business Democrat, but it turns out that the biggest vote of his 11 months in the House of Representatives would entirely cripple small businesses while contributing to lower wages and higher unemployment.

Peters voted FOR the Democrat's version of health care reform, and this week the National Federation of Independent Business said that Peters' plan for health care reform would be devastating for small businesses.

And when small businesses go out of business, more Americans are put out of work. With Michigan's 15.2 percent unemployment rate -- the highest in the nation -- fewer jobs is one thing we cannot afford.

According to the NFIB, the House health care legislation will RAISE costs for small businesses, which will lead to lower wages and job losses. Here are the details on the employer mandate in H.R. 3962, which Gary Peters SUPPORTED.

From the NFIB:

H.R. 3962 will raise costs for small business owners because it includes:

Employer Mandate: requires employers to pay for healthcare for full-time and part-time employees.

• An employer mandate does not address the No. 1 issue facing small businesses: unsustainable costs.
• Hurts owners who do not offer coverage today and those who already do provide insurance:
• Employers will be required to offer a government mandated benefits package.
• Employers must pay at least 72.5% toward the cost of individual plans and 65% toward the cost of family plans.
• An employer mandate is a one-two punch. The cost first hits the employer, but the cost of a mandate is ultimately paid by the employee: through job loss and lower wages.

There are alternatives to the Democrat health care plan, but Gary Peters and his cronies Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid REFUSED TO ALLOW REPUBLICANS to come to the table and create true bi-partisan legislation.

Instead, Gary Peters put up a show, held out until the last minute on the health care vote, and late on a Saturday night pulled a lever for the greatest expansion of government in our generation.

It's clear whose side Gary is on -- Nancy Pelosi's and the liberal leadership in Washington.