I didn't call it government run but that wasn't why I think Obamacare is anti business.
So you are saying Obamacare is actually pro-business? You actually believe that Obamacare is going to make people more healthy?
Obamacare is anti-business because it requires an "acceptable" level of coverage be provided by an employer or face stiff fines. My view is that if health "insurance" became health insurance this would solve a lot of problems.
Furthermore, health "insurance" is not going to be cheaper nor easier to acquire, well I guess if you have a pre-existing condition it may but thats one reason why "insurance" is going to be more expensive. The insurance companies aren't going to just give away money, everybody else will pay more.
Those private contractors that may have gotten stimulus jobs are now looking for more work. Unemployment has been over 8% for more than 40 months. The stimulus was a failure, more of the same won't help either. We need more private investment to create real growth. GDP growth is absolutely abysmal under this president. No amount of spin is going to change that fact. The proof is in the pudding.
LOL Companies go through bankruptcy all the time. The auto industry itself wasn't in danger it was a company that were making horrible decisions that was in danger. Guess what? They are in danger again. Propping up a loser is anti business. Good companies have to not only compete against the failing businesses but against the government itself. Obama also illegally gave the unions preference over GM's investors.
He supports raising the capitol gains taxes as well even knowing that when you raise it the government gets less money from it. So not only does an entrepreneur have more regulation costs he has more cost in taxes to consider when deciding whether to go forward on an investment. This lowers activity in the private sector which is actually anti business.
The proof is in the pudding. If Obama was actually business friendly there would be more business going on. We've had recessions before and Obama is the reason that this recovery is the weakest since the depression.
Reagan, Bush, Romney, wouldn't tell banks to make loans to people who couldn't afford them. It was government meddling that ultimately led to the meltdown.
I'd like to give it a try because we have never operated under these policies.
I'd argue that more government control creates more opportunity for government officials to become corrupt. You need a permit to build something? There is going to be a person that is going to approve/disapprove that permit. The more often you have these decisions being made by officials the more likely you will have corruption.
Slow growth is a lot better than negative growth. The stimulus did what it was supposed to, reverse a deep recession before it became a depression.
It probably should have been bigger, but Obama worked with Congress and got something done.
That's the mark of success.
Its easy to say it would have worked out if the auto companies went bankrupt. Luckily wiser people, like Obama and most sensible Republicans, know that its not just jobs that were saved, its a huge part of our industrial base, critical to our national defense. Do you want that controlled by Honda, Toyota, Kia, Fiat, Volkswagen ??
That's what would have happened in a bankruptcy, most likely.
Your proposals are extremely radical. That IS NOT what sensible business people want. They want sensible, moderate government.
That's why Obama is the real pro-business choice.
The healthcare fines for business is a red herring. The vast majority of health care plans provided by business are not going to be fined, just the Cadillac plans that drive health care costs up.
There's no difference between Republicans and Democrats on that issue, the Republican plan, if there is one, would do the same thing to lots more people.
Obamacare makes it easier for individuals to get healthcare. And it does some things to improve preventative care. It isn't perfect, but its better than the status quo, much better.