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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Fri Jan 13, 2012, 12:07 PM Jan 2012

President Obama said today he is elevating the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet-level agency. Details soon.

cnn.com

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K&R for real change think Jan 2012 #1

I really don't see how this will accomplish anything. MinervaX Jan 2012 #2

Yeah, nothing Obama ever proposes means anything, right? pnwmom Jan 2012 #7

Why don't you emilyg Jan 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author savalez Jan 2012 #31

This means the SBA will have a seat at Cabinet meetings. pnwmom Jan 2012 #34

Thanks. emilyg Jan 2012 #35

This is a VERY good thing Gman Jan 2012 #27

No publicly traded corps nor most large ones are Sub S Sgent Jan 2012 #22

The taxes do get paid nevertheless Gman Jan 2012 #28

His SOTU speech a couple years ago XemaSab Jan 2012 #4

He's making the government bigger!!1111 jpak Jan 2012 #5

Suggestion: Make banks that got bailouts write small business loans? McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #6

I like that idea BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #11

Oooooo. I like that a lot too. Robb Jan 2012 #18

SBA loans aren't "bad" by definition. Quite the opposite. Robb Jan 2012 #26

Banks are the ones not making SBA loans right now? dkf Jan 2012 #29

Rearranging deck chairs. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #8

I like the new deck chair arrangement... Kalidurga Jan 2012 #13

+1 Sherman A1 Jan 2012 #25

Why? AngryAmish Jan 2012 #9

Because there is an election this year. harun Jan 2012 #14

to reduce redundancy in the area of trade and commerce. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #17

Good news on multiple levels. BadgerKid Jan 2012 #19

Good idea. dkf Jan 2012 #23

broklynite - in the future OKNancy Jan 2012 #24

Listening about this on Randi Roads usrname Jan 2012 #30

Wait for it... jmowreader Jan 2012 #33

So what is a small business? fasttense Jan 2012 #36

This makes sense and sticks it to the GOPers.. DCBob Jan 2012 #37

It's not a panacea; Gringostan Jan 2012 #38