What has Obama done for small businesses?

Inez Relihan: By your questions I'm assuming your trying to get answers for some form of essay your trying to write..

Frank Gazaway: New small business starts are presently at a 30 year low. Obama claims to have given small businesses 18 tax cuts but when interviewed, business owners are unaware of what he is referring to. I believe there was a $3000 tax credit for new hires but if you don't really need to hire anyone, that isn't worth much. Regulations are scaring off people who are sitting on the side lines afraid to risk their life savings in a terrible economic environment and Obamacare is probably the worst deterrent to growth at this time. Also there is the question of raising taxes on small business which he calls, the wealthy....Show more

Samatha Nicar: By increasing taxes and regulations so heavy that no one can comply, as well as Obama care, many businesses have closed their doors and/or laid off many employees. In my town, which was once boomin! g, you can see many empty shops and homes.Obama is taking this country in the wrong direction...Moody...Show more

Pearlie Medora: No essay for me. I'm trying to figure out what he might have done in order for people who are on the fence about who to vote for to have facts to make a good decision. Small businesses are very important to our economy, to jobs.

Loise Mausser: Nothing except make them afraid to hire. This is why all small businesses are waiting until after the election, to see who wins,

Leisa Brodnex: I hope you get some good answers to this ......... I would like to know too.

Tommy Durrenberger: He has kept people in work when the Republicans would have allowed their Companies like GM to go bust.So ask all the supply chain businesses that are still supplying GM, and shops, bars and diners where GM & other workers are still spending their money.In Europe small buisness is suffering bacause the Banks are not lending, the same Banks that! were bailed out with Tax dollars, and no Republicans seem to ! be bothered about that....Show more

Jinny Dronen: The answer is below:250,ooo small business have gone under

Letitia Bigelow: Bankrupt them.

Jana Sakasegawa: Obama has been a good president. We are better off than we were in the 2008 recession.Go on the freeway and see all the 18 wheelers taking supplies to businesses.Go to walmart and see all the customers and all the products that have been produced recently.Go downtown and see all the people working and selling and buying things.Look at the jobs report and see that 93% of Americans have jobs.Obama has helped our economy and our nation in spite of the Republicans who tried to ruin our economy and then said, "We are here to save you from the mess we made"The Republican Record of how they tried to ruin America. 1.Tax companies that ship jobs overseas â€" BLOCKED (Source) 2.The Dream Act â€" BLOCKED (Source) 3.Political Ad disclosure Bill â€" BLOCKED 2x (Source) 4.Small Business Jobs Act â€" BLOCKED 2x (Sou! rce) 5.Anti- Rape Amendment â€" BLOCKED (Source) 6.Benefits for Homeless Veterans â€" BLOCKED (Source) 7.Affordable Healthcare for America â€" Voted 33x to Repeal (Source) 8.Healthcare for the 9/11 First Responders â€" BLOCKED (Source) 9.The Jobs Bill â€" BLOCKED (Source) 10.Wall Street Reform â€" BLOCKED (Source) 11.Oil Spill Liability â€" BLOCKED (Source) 12.Immigration Reform â€" BLOCKED (Source) 13.Fair Pay Act of 2009 â€" BLOCKED and DEFEATED (Source) 14.Unemployment Extension Bill â€" BLOCKED (Source) In 2012 they want you to think that Obama is to BLAME!http://voice4america.com/paulbrown/2012/09/29/14-t...The only way Obama could protect the American people against the Republican terrorist in congress was to sign over 900 executive orders = to protect us against the Repuglican congress = They tried to ruin America from day one in order to later say “We are here to rescue you.”Here is the proof of what Obama has done for America:Ended torture of detainees Health i! nsurance reformSubsidized 60% of Cobra insuranceRecovered unused SSI be! nefitsMedicare fraud recovery $5 billionHome foreclosure loan modification helpExpanded Alaska oil drillingSaved a million auto and related jobs from going overseasHired first responders and teachersfunding for community medical clinicscredit card disclosure reformsEnded gay discrmination in the armed forcesImproved veterans medical benefitsVeterans employment programImproved school nutritionImproved lower school grades in "Race to the Top"Saved the largest banks and financial institutionstax credits for small business hiresincome tax credits2009 tax rebatesSocial Security payroll tax cutseniors $300 rebatenuclear treaty with Russiastronger military presence in the PacificIron Dome missile defense system for IsraelLaunching cyber attacks on Iranian nuclear facilitiesCaptured Osama bin Laden and 5 othersDeposed the Libyan terrorist Quadaffianti-terrorism campaigns in AfghanistanDeportation of 400,000 illegal criminalsReforming student loansExtension of unemployment benefitsC! ampaign against childhood obesityConsumer financial protection agencyTemporary work permits for undocumented youthRefunds on insurance premiumsSaved 1 million auto industry and related jobs...Show more

Emerita Sciandra: What has Obama done for small businesses?He streamlined their planning. Hiring, expanding etc are simply not on the table.Can you tell me what Obama has done to help promote and protect small businesses?Nothing at all. He's been openly and directly hostile.How has this changed them and made them prosper?It's driven countless small business out of existence and forced the rest to lock-down in "minimum survival mode."...Show more