Former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, Democrat of Arkansas says she shares a deep concern for the welfare of the middle class with President Obama. But she asks the President to tone down his rhetoric which has sounded lately like he is against small business.
“The president suggested earlier this month that government plays a bigger role in the success of businesses than the entrepreneurs who built them. That statement was deeply offensive to many small businesses who have never had anything handed to them,”
states Lincoln.
Lincoln added,
“The statement came just weeks after he insisted "the private sector is doing fine." Small businesses know that by any objective standard, it is not.
“Progressive economic populism may be ginning up enthusiasm among my Party's base, but statements like those will not make inroads with Independents.
“Instead, they feed into the narrative that the president believes government, rather than small businesses, will lead the recovery effort.”
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