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Obama Suggests ‘Secretary of Business’ in a 2nd Term
WSJ ^ | October 29, 2012 | Carol E. Lee

Posted on 10/29/2012 12:26:58 PM PDT by Snuph

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To: 9YearLurker
The Dept of Commerce is the Dept of Business. The words commerce and business mean essentially the same thing. This is like proposing a Dept. of Teaching when we have a Dept. of Education. Dictionary: commerce   com·merce   [kom-ers] noun 1. an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce); trade; BUSINESS. business  busi·ness   [biz-nis] noun a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in COMMERCE, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. Thesaurus: Main Entry: commerce  [kom-ers] Show IPA Part of Speech: noun Definition: buying and selling Synonyms: BUSINESS, dealing, dealings, economics, exchange, industry, marketing, merchandising, merchantry, retailing, trade, traffic, truck, wholesaling
41 posted on 10/29/2012 2:26:05 PM PDT by Brookhaven (The Democratic Party has become the Beclowning Party)
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To: Snuph
What happened to CZAR SOB?
42 posted on 10/29/2012 2:28:21 PM PDT by leprechaun9
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What happened to CZAR SOB?
43 posted on 10/29/2012 2:28:41 PM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: Snuph

Obama’s first Business Czar ?

Here’s a guess: John Corzine.


44 posted on 10/29/2012 2:56:14 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Snuph

Yes, it will make the crony capitalist corruption so much more efficient.


45 posted on 10/29/2012 3:10:32 PM PDT by Argus
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The Business Department: We’ll do for business what the Defense Department did for our people in Benghazi.


46 posted on 10/29/2012 3:20:13 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...R.I.P.)
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To: Brookhaven

Yeah, that is all obvious.

What he’s referring to is a combination of things like the SBA that have slipped out on their own. Still, his point is bureaucratic growth with a new superstructure, rather than efficiency through consolidation.


47 posted on 10/29/2012 4:06:57 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Snuph

I wonder if he knows we already have a Commerce Department?


48 posted on 10/29/2012 4:13:10 PM PDT by Mr. K ("The only thing the World would hate more than the USA in charge is the USA NOT in charge")
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