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Independence, MO —
To the editor:
I can agree with part of a guest column by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (The Examiner, April 28, “Uncertainty hampering businesses”) that small businesses are “premier job creators,” but his reasons for businesses’ uncertainty should be laid at the proper doorstep.
He begins by quoting the results of a poll by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a group known to have donated heavily to conservative candidates and their super-PACs. I find it difficult to rely on a poll of an organization that has shown such a large, known bias. I am more likely to be persuaded by the results of the Gallup poll that he mentions, but of the top three biggest problems facing businesses, two are intertwined: consumer confidence and consumer demand. These two are directly related to the recent recession with its loss of jobs and subsequent loss of income for consumers.
Since according to the U.S. Constitution, it is the role of Congress to pass bills that relate to spending and to make a budget, it would appear that Rep. Graves should lay any blame or credit for fiscal responsibility at his own doorstep! It is Congress that should be acting to encourage new job growth and allowing small businesses to be the “engine of our economy.” Sitting on the sidelines and pointing fingers may be easier, but that isn’t why we, the voters, hire our representatives.
To the editor:
I can agree with part of a guest column by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (The Examiner, April 28, “Uncertainty hampering businesses”) that small businesses are “premier job creators,” but his reasons for businesses’ uncertainty should be laid at the proper doorstep.
He begins by quoting the results of a poll by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a group known to have donated heavily to conservative candidates and their super-PACs. I find it difficult to rely on a poll of an organization that has shown such a large, known bias. I am more likely to be persuaded by the results of the Gallup poll that he mentions, but of the top three biggest problems facing businesses, two are intertwined: consumer confidence and consumer demand. These two are directly related to the recent recession with its loss of jobs and subsequent loss of income for consumers.
Since according to the U.S. Constitution, it is the role of Congress to pass bills that relate to spending and to make a budget, it would appear that Rep. Graves should lay any blame or credit for fiscal responsibility at his own doorstep! It is Congress that should be acting to encourage new job growth and allowing small businesses to be the “engine of our economy.” Sitting on the sidelines and pointing fingers may be easier, but that isn’t why we, the voters, hire our representatives.
