Posted by Tina
A story in the New Orleans Times-Picayune contains the following statement by Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH):
Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio was one of two Republicans to help clear the way for a bill to create a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses.
Memo to Congress: Small business doesn’t need a thirty billion dollar government fund! Wake up you damn fools…we aren’t credit starved…we are business starved…customer starved! We are confidence challenged because of the insane policies you’ve adopted and the unfriendly attitudes that many of you have toward business.
Here’s a clue: Starting shortly after President Obama won the election my small business has received multiple weekly faxes and automated phone calls informing us that we are eligible for small business loans…and credit cards. Some days we receive 3-5 calls a day. There are plenty of opportunities to obtain loans and credit! I’m guessing the administration and a few co-conspirators in the lending world have been ignored by small businesses because they have no desire to rack up debt while sales are flagging! Most of us are hanging on by our fingernails now if we haven’t closed our doors already. You want to know why the job picture is so bleak look in the mirror!
If you really want businesses, including small businesses, to take off and fly you will MAKE THE BUSH TAX CUTS PERMANENT! All of them. This across the board move would boost the entire economy, create jobs in all sectors, and raise revenue so you turkeys could start paying off some of that horrendous debt.
Have a nice day!