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To: Califelephant
Is it really? Take the example of a real estate agent. I'm sure he or she would assume they are in the private sector. Yet a large percentage of the loans that feed their business are guaranteed by one of the GSE'S, and the interest rates are largely controlled by the FED. Toss in the mortgage interest rate deduction, and you can see the private sector real estate agent lives or dies by government policy. The government is heavily embedded in most industries now. So are the donors looking to remove the influence of government or just wishing to bend it in their favor? Sorry if that's depressing, but it is probably better to be realistic.
25 posted on 04/04/2012 10:07:52 AM PDT by throwback (The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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To: throwback

Yes, that’s why I said “most business people” and not “all business people”. An increasing number of business people are beholden to government hand-outs, or the health of their business is tied to government programs. Your real estate agent is a good example, and I could name a dozen more, in industries like healthcare, education, alternative energy, and on and on. And there are plenty of fat cats in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and on Wall Street that will be writing fat checks to Obama.

However, the average business owner and entrepreneur can see we’re at a tipping point, with the American free market economy in danger of becoming permanently overshadowed and overwhelmed by big government. If they want to reverse that trend, they’re going to have to keep Obama from getting a second term. My bet is they’re going to come through with whatever $ it takes to get it done.


31 posted on 04/04/2012 11:47:05 AM PDT by Califelephant
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