Paul Krugman: No evidence Obama is scaring business By Paul Krugman Syndicated columist Posted: 07/11/2010 12:01:00 AM PDT JOB CREATION has been disappointing, but first-quarter corporate profits were up 44 percent from a year earlier. Consumers are nervous, but the Dow, which was below 8,000 on the day President Barack Obama was inaugurated, is now over 10,000. In a rational universe, American business would be very happy with Obama. But no. All the buzz lately is that the Obama administration is "anti-business." And there are widespread claims that fears about taxes, regulation and budget deficits are holding down business spending...