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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat have business leaders done for America lately?
Say, since about the time they "persuaded" Congress to repeal the Glass-Steagal Act or since they persuaded the Supreme Court to pass the Citizens United ruling?
Or since they crashed Wall Street with their clever financing and almost destroyed the banking system of America, if not for George W Bush and Barack Obama bailing them out, with the assistance of the Fed?
Or since last year, when they created more jobs overseas than they created in America?
Or since they have kept almost all the profits from all the productivity since 1978 and gave very little to the workers that produced the profits?
Or since they have decided to buy their own politicians to get their low tax rates as the country declines before our eyes?
Now, we are asked to put a CEO into the White House, because he knows how to "create jobs". When, in fact, he has more experience at destroying jobs than creating them.
Can you name a few positive things that business leaders have done for America in the last dozen years??
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What have business leaders done for America lately? (Original Post)
kentuck
Apr 2012
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DCKit
(18,541 posts)1. One thing: They invited the Tea Party to the dance...
and pretty much destroyed the Republican party.
The backlash cometh.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)2. Not one thing that I can recall
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. Zero. Zip. Nada. Zilch.
The only thing they have done is line their own pockets with money stolen from the 99%
Zorra
(27,670 posts)4. I'm stumped. If you ask "What have business leaders done to America lately?"
I could write you a book about it.
ashling
(25,771 posts)5. Mind if I send this as a letter to the editor?
kentuck
(110,950 posts)6. Please do.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)7. Is this a fair question to ask?
Or not?
Initech
(99,914 posts)8. Stacked billions and billions - paying no taxes on it.
It's no wonder the cons are jumping ship - they're as pissed about the economy as we are and their projected nominee is someone who could quite possibly be the blandest business man alive - and somehow he's poised to do a better job of fixing the economy than Obama has? Fuck this.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)9. They whine better than a tired two year old at a swanky restaurant?