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RUSH: Judy in San Antonio. Great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Hey, there. Mega dittos, Rush.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Thank you.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Hey, I want to comment on Obama\u2019s failed economic policies, because I am now a statistic. I was laid off yesterday. I work in construction. We have a huge backlog of projects, but everyone is afraid to spend money. Our clients have money. They\u2019re just afraid to expand or invest. And we\u2019ve gone through the last two months when they\u2019ve laid off at least twenty people.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yes. And it\u2019s a crying shame. It\u2019s a huge disappointment. I just cannot believe what a chokehold Obama has on growth in this country. There are companies with money, but they\u2019re terrified to invest and expand because they don\u2019t know what the federal government is gonna do to them next. I\u2019m a believer in free markets and capitalism, and I know that markets are inherently risky, but for the love of God! We shouldn\u2019t be afraid of our own government!<\/p>\n
RUSH: Wait a minute. Markets… Of course! Well, everything\u2019s risky, but the government\u2019s riskier.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Well, it shouldn\u2019t be that way!<\/p>\n
RUSH: People are frightened. You\u2019ve nailed it, Judy. People are afraid of the government. Not just what is in store for them financially with, for example, health care and what real new taxes and expenses are coming with that. It\u2019s 2,700 pages. They can tell us anything\u2019s in it that they want to, and it probably is. (chuckles) But it\u2019s not just that. People are afraid to say certain things in certain places. They\u2019re afraid it might be overheard, afraid it might be reported.<\/p>\n
Look at the TSA problems people have. You know, you say “chokehold,” foot on the throat of American businesses, but you\u2019re absolutely right. And it\u2019s not conducive to any kind of growth or expansion. Plus, look at the attitude it creates in people. Fear. Timidity. You know, having a risk-taking, entrepreneurial attitude is necessary. And that\u2019s being squeezed out. What was your construction company? Did you do houses or commercial buildings?<\/p>\n
CALLER: Commercial exclusively.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Oh, jeez!<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yeah. (bitter chuckle) Yeah. Well, commercial and medical.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Yeah?<\/p>\n
CALLER: All I can say is: You know, it\u2019s a low-down, dirty shame.<\/p>\n