“Responsible leadership should be demanded from the Oval Office even more than it should be expected from the leadership of any well run American company. We should not be running up huge national bills without the foresight to see how we will pay them off, other than by expecting our children and grandchildren to bail us out of debt. John Kerry has good plans to restore fiscal discipline and repair our relationships with the world. His is the kind of leadership that all Americans deserve from the White House.”
-- Owsley Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brown-Forman Corporation
"From record deficits to exploding health care costs, the Bush administration's policies have undermined the strength of the American economy and made American businesses less competitive. We need real leadership in the White House that understands the crippling effect health care costs are having on business and most importantly, has a plan to deal with it. That's what John Kerry will be able to do for our nation and that's why I am supporting him for President."
-- Jim Sinegal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Costco Wholesale
"The Kerry-Edwards plan for America is exactly what is needed to jumpstart businesses and get America working again. It will lower healthcare costs and cut taxes on corporations and small businesses to strengthen our economy today and invest in education, science and innovation to help us stay competitive in the economy of tomorrow."
-- Peter Chernin, President and COO, News Corp.
"We live in a world that is interconnected in so many ways. I have known John Kerry for 20 years, and he understands that we must work cooperatively with other countries if we are to effectively fight terror or systematically encourage the investment in free enterprise around the world."
-- Charles K. Gifford, Chairman, Bank of America Corporation
We should not be running up huge national bills without the foresight to see how we will pay them off, other than by expecting our children and grandchildren to bail us out of debt.
We need real leadership in the White House that understands the crippling effect health care costs are having on business and most importantly, has a plan to deal with it.
It will lower healthcare costs...
Then again, I have read other opinions that Kerry's promises of nationalized healthcare may constitute his chief appeal to (shortsighted) CEO's.