What effect will the new health care bill have on your business?
Employees will carry more of the cost(35.7%)
No effect(12.5%)
Too early to tell(30.4%)
I will absorb any extra costs(1.8%)
I will drop health care(19.6%)
At what level are your fill rates on consumer tires?
More than 90%(13.6%)
70% to 90%(15.9%)
50% to 70%(38.6%)
Below 50%(31.8%)
Are the tariffs on Chinese consumer tire imports affecting you?
Yes, fill-rates are worse(0%)
No, we source from another country(0%)
Yes, higher prices equal more $(0%)
No, we didn't sell Chinese imports(50%)
Yes, higher prices equal less sales(50%)
As a business owner, are you concerned about a possible health care bill?
Yes, because it will save me money(6.2%)
Yes, because it will cost me money(53.1%)
No, because I don't think it will pass(9.9%)
I don't have a clue, and neither does Congress(30.9%)
Which of the following best describes your business in the second half of 2009?
I'm downright giddy.(13.9%)
Bring on 2010!(35.4%)
Was there a first half?(13.9%)
It's down compared to the first half.(16.5%)
It's up compared to the first half.(20.3%)
What percentage of the wheel weights in your inventory is lead?
0%(17.3%)
1%-49%(13.5%)
50%-74%(9.6%)
75%-99%(44.2%)
100%(15.4%)
Has the "Cash for Clunkers" program been a success?
Yes, cars are being sold because of it(34.3%)
No, it is artificially stimulating the economy(56.3%)
I'm not sure(9.4%)
Do you want President Obama to implement the proposed tariffs on Chinese tire imports?
Yes(81.6%)
No(15.2%)
I'm not sure(1.5%)
What tariffs?(1.8%)
How will the GM and Chrysler car dealership closings affect your business?
For the better: They were competitors(28.6%)
For the worse: I sold tires to them (16.1%)
It's a wash: fewer tires sold, more auto service(19.6%)
No one in my area is closing(35.7%)
Do you think there is a concerted effort among retread suppliers to 'steal' dealers?
Yes(75.4%)
No(24.6%)
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