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I own a shop called Dixie Signs in Pelham, Alabama.<br> <br> I'm a lifelong Republican, and I opposed health care reform when Bill Clinton proposed it in the nineties. But in the fifteen years since, I've watched the premiums I pay for my employees increase tenfold, and seen our coverage get worse. So now, I'm working hard to make sure we pass real health reform that reins in the rising costs.<br> <br> But when I talk to my customers and friends, I realize that a lot of folks don't understand the full costs of health care. People who get coverage through their employer may not see that growing costs eat into wages, make it less likely that their boss will hire new workers, or drive some stores and factories into bankruptcy.<br> <br> Small business owners like you and I know the price we pay for a broken system.<br> I'm sure you know as well as I do how badly small businesses need Congress to pass real reform. Right now, small businesses pay 18 percent more than larger businesses for the same health insurance plan. And a report from the Business Roundtable released this month determined that if nothing is done, annual health care costs per employee will increase by 166 percent to nearly $29,000 over the next decade.
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