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In reply to the discussion: Can You Name the Last Two Presidents who Were Elected with A Business Background? [View all]louis c
(8,652 posts)32. That's a far cry from tauting one's business credentials (NT)
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Can You Name the Last Two Presidents who Were Elected with A Business Background? [View all]
louis c
May 2012
OP
I hate it when people think someone should be elected to "run government like a business."
trotsky
May 2012
#3
More importantly, government is supposed to do the things the free market can't and WON'T do
TrollBuster9090
May 2012
#13
Bingo. The Constitution clearly states that one of the main functions of our government
PA Democrat
May 2012
#16
They never even discussed their tangential associations with business, except Hoover and Bush
louis c
May 2012
#8
Imagine if the government had to account capital stock depreciation as a "loss"...
Recursion
May 2012
#25
Great point! But I think Woody Allen did it better in What's Up Tiger Lilly.
TrollBuster9090
May 2012
#11
Corporations are sitting on trillions in retained earnings, the "private sector"
xtraxritical
May 2012
#26