Arrogance Surplus Leads to Government Excesses: Amity Shlaes
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What helps business? President Barack Obama seems to think putting a complaining executive on a prestigious committee is the answer.
That’s what Obama did when he responded to Verizon Chairman Ivan Seidenberg’s complaint about policy uncertainty with invitations to chat and a seat on a committee studying exports. Democrats think that the way to help business is to create a small business fund, at least according to legislation proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus.