Friday, October 16, 2009

THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS FULL OF REACTIONARIES

I recall that many business leaders took a similar stance to FDR back in the 30s. Not much seems to have changed, according to this Politics Daily article:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a highly political nationwide PR campaign intended to relaunch capitalism itself.

Chamber officials repeatedly suggested that economic freedom in the United States is under attack.

"The free enterprise system, which has done so much for so many, is facing great challenges," Donohue said. "There are plans afoot to weigh down America's once vibrant capital markets with excessive regulations, and to raise taxes on our most productive citizens."

Those "vibrant capital markets" almost caused another Great Depression and many of those "productive citizens" made an enormous amount of money for creating that mess.

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