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Why Business Doesn't Trust the Tea Party

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JurgenL Oct 14, 2010 9:58 AM GMT OzzieO" These folks want a return the the Ideals upon which this country was founded."Slavery? Votes for property-owning white males only? Separation of Church and State? Oh, I like that one, but I bet the Tea Party activists don't.
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Zack Oct 14, 2010 9:44 AM GMT Returning to economic sense won't happen overnight, so business will have time to adapt to the coming changes. What the tea party advocates will be good for business anyway, unless you are a business that depends on government regulations or money/welfare to survive. Replacing the Federal Reserve will take years to phase in, and in the long run will end the boom and bust instabilities created bu our current unsustainable money system. These changes are necessary or we will all loose what we have in the long run.
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David Webb Oct 14, 2010 9:39 AM GMT Most recent comment from Xenophon is dead on. I agree that the writer has an agenda because his arguement that the Tea Party hates big business is ludicrous. Big business is not the problem Big Gov't is. One more thing, don't believe the talk that we need to move to the center and be more moderate. That hasn't worked either. History proves that conservative values in business and politics works. Big gov't liberal policies do not.
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ben williams Oct 14, 2010 9:37 AM GMT The tea party advocates smaller, constitutional government, lower taxes, lower spending, less regulation, repeal of ObamaCare, no cap and trade or vat tax, etc. If there are businesses that don't like that they should fail. This crony capitalism that it seems many businesses favor is every bit as bad as crony unionism. Hopefully there are enough real business people who cherish freedom; and do not look to the government to bail them out. It is time to clean house and let it begin with this election.
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OzzieO Oct 14, 2010 9:32 AM GMT I'm amazed at all the koolaid drinkers so quickly disparaging Tea Party folks as "Wacko Right-wingers". These folks want a return the the Ideals upon which this country was founded. So, while you're making fun of "Teabaggers", make sure you include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, the signers of the Declaration of Independence, those who participated in the Constitutional Congress and many other "Founding Fathers" as "Right-wing wackos" too. At least be consistent in your bigotry!
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Xenophon Oct 14, 2010 9:06 AM GMT There isn't anything the Tea Party could possibly do that is as damaging as what the Republicans and Democrats have already accomplished. If the Tea Party were to slash half the government programs in Washington and bring home 75% of all US troops, how could that harm us. We NEED smaller, more efficient government. We NEED local and state autonomy in our lives. We NEED low taxes across the board. Carping about the Tea Party only reveals this writer as a big government liberal. And we know how well their policies have worked for the past 80 years, don't we?
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checktothepower Oct 14, 2010 9:06 AM GMT Liberals hate competition.With the jobless rate as high as it is and the economy in the tank,you would think we could all join in and do what's best for the Country.
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The Truth Oct 14, 2010 8:56 AM GMT I think the reality is that this administration has derailed the recovery, and I don't think they are smart enough to realize it. Regulation after regulation after regulation combined with uncertain taxes and a constant business is evil mantra. As a leader of a small business, we have scaled back construction plans and hiring due to the uncertain actions of this administration.Sad, but true.
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Mark Montgomery Oct 14, 2010 8:32 AM GMT This author and increasingly big media spin business to mean only big business, which loves big government-- and particularly when it works for their interests, which is the case in the U.S. for decades now.What many completely failed to see in our economics is the essential need for diversity (as in healthy markets and lack of corruption) -- what made the U.S. strong initially.Ignorance is not limited to mainstreet-- hubris is nothing but a form of ignorance, and it is a dominant force in large organizations in the U.S.--frankly it is embarrassing. I am not at all impressed with this article, and increasingly this publication. The focus should be on the failures within government and business that caused the backlash. That's what people far more intelligent (apparently) than I see here are focused on.Wisdom is a much different complexity than memorizing facts.
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Hazel Oct 14, 2010 8:22 AM GMT The more honest title might be "Why Bloomberg BW Doesn't Trust the Tea Party." These people are not taking over the country or a political party. You should be more concerned about the business bashing and anti-free trade agenda of Obama.
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