I have made/am making phone calls today to Deere, Caterpillar, and AT&T -— and now Boeing -— giving them encouragement to stand up and tell the truth. I told them that us average folks who run businesses ourselves understand and are behind them. I said to tell Waxman and his goon squad that business IS NOT a welfare organization tasked with providing jobs and benefits for the masses -— business hires employees when there is enough work that we need more people to do it, and that benefits are used to hire and retain quality employees -— no more, no less. I said to tell the senators that people who buy stock are “loaning” money to the company with the expectation of “interest” on their investment, and that the company has an obligation to the stockholders just like it does to bankers that hold loans. I told them to stand up for business because once the government takes over the big businesses, they will be coming for us little guys as well and we don’t have the resources to fight like they can. It may not do any good, but I though a voice of encouragement just might help these guys right now!
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