Posted on 08/31/2010 5:30:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
With the economy still floundering and nearly one in 10 Americans out of work, it's time for the Obama administration to discard the ideological fiction that a wise and benevolent government can fix things. Being in power doesn't necessarily mean you understand problems or have solutions. The White House is striking out on both counts.
Nowhere was this more evident than at the "Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship" last spring.
Summit spokesman Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser and former White House speechwriter, set the proper tone, noting that "entrepreneurship is a fundamental American value, and it's also a force that has the ability to unlock opportunity for people around the world."
Rhodes said the summit was intended not to showcase government officials, but to "bring together entrepreneurs — social entrepreneurs ... around this question of how we can galvanize entrepreneurship on behalf of economic growth."
Then the parade of government officials began, including the secretary of Commerce, administrator of the Small Business Administration, director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, senior director for "global engagement" of the White House national security staff and others, with closing remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
It was a classic example of "know-it-all" big government at its worst.
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This should have come as no surprise. By now, it should be clear to most Americans — especially the "doers" who create jobs for others — that the White House is no fan of free enterprise.
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They all understand that Ozero is a lying putz.
Like the difference between 0's heinie and a hole in the ground, for starters.
Wrong. Obama knows. Just that it conflicts with his worldview.
Free exchange, risk taking and innovation cannot “spread around” and any attempt to do so only destroys the very thing that socialists need- the resources of others.
It was a classic example of “know-it-all” big government at its worst.
But, but, but these are experts. Don’t believe me? Just look at their titles.
What's the difference between that and "community organizers"?
I’ve decided to cut production at my small business by a third next year. I’m the owner-only employee and I’m sick of all the gov’t crap, the high self-employment tax, all other taxes. Screw it, I’m gonna start having more fun, make less money, and pay fewer taxes. Starve the beast, as they say.
I use to say “starve the beast”. I’ve come to realize that isn’t possible.
The beast can simply print money destroying what savings you have among other things.
“”Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship””
Similar to the United Nations Human Rights Council
bttt
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