A Partial Look at the Return on Your Investment in the NAM

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Issue Business Assessment Determined By Dollar Impact on Your Business
Energy Costs Your current Energy Costs:
$

(9% average annual cost increase.)		 X 1.09
(Based on the increase of energy costs in the past five years from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2007.)		 $

(If current trends from the past five years continue, the resulting cost increase will be at least this amount.)
Regulatory Costs Number of Employees:
 X $10,042
(Based on the Small Business Administration’s “Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms” September 2005.)		 $
Death Tax Your current costs:
$

($94,346 per year for Planning costs alone.)		 X 1
(Based on data from the NAM’s 2006 Small and Medium Manufacturers Operating Survey.)		 $

($ 94,346 Minimum total cost for your company)
Legal Costs Number of Employees:
 X $2,457
(Based on Pacific Research Institute Jackpot Justice Report 2007.)		 $
Health Care Costs Your current costs:
$

(8.8% average annual cost increase.)		 X 1.088
(Based on the average annual increase in Consumer Price Index and BLS 2007.)		 $

(If current trends from the past five years continue, the resulting cost increase will be at least this amount.)
Total Amount at Stake Against Your Bottom Line $

Additional Hard-To-Quantify Cost Factors With Staggering Implications for Small and Medium Manufacturers:

  • The Need for a Permanent,
    Strengthened R&D Tax Credit
  • Chinese Subsidization
  • Counterfeiting
  • Outdated Infrastructure
  • Asbestos Litigation
  • The Need for Permanent
    Lower Tax Rates
  • Comprehensive Energy
    Supply Strategy

Your company’s stake in these issues is harder to quantify, but the cost implications are immense. The NAM’s clout and effectiveness on Capitol Hill will improve your business opportunities, reduce your costs and provide for a stronger U.S. manufacturing economy.

Added up, the stakes are costly to your business— the solution is membership in the NAM!

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