Employers: Government kills jobs
• 84 percent of U.S. small business owners and manufacturers say Congress should be held responsible for the impact of federal regulatory actions.
• 67 percent say there is “too much economic uncertainty” for their company to expand, grow or hire new workers.
• 65 percent say new federal regulations have increased in recent years.
• 63 percent perceive that President Obama shows a lack of understanding of how business is created.
• 55 percent would not start a business today, given the current economic climate.
• 50 percent consider themselves Republican, 33 percent Democrat, 16 percent independent.
Source: A National Federation of Independent Businesses/ National Association of Manufacturers survey of 800 small business owners and manufacturers conducted Aug.13 to Sept. 4 and released Tuesday. Reported by The Washington Times’ Jennifer Harper.
