White House seeks to ease tensions with business

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - The White House moved on Tuesday to ease simmering tensions with the business community, telling corporate executives it has an "open door" and pledging to listen to their ideas.

President Barack Obama has come under criticism by some business groups, which charge that the administration's regulatory and fiscal agenda is leading to uncertainty and is dampening job growth.

The healthcare reform legislation, financial regulatory reform and proposals to cap carbon emissions are cited by some in corporate America as examples of regulatory overreach. Business groups have also criticized Obama's fiscal policies, warning of the danger of high deficits.

The administration has responded with efforts to reach out, including a June 30 meeting with the Business Roundtable, one of the main U.S. business lobbying groups.

As a follow-up to that meeting, the White House promised the group it would listen to its input, according to a copy of a letter from senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett to the Business Roundtable released on Tuesday.

"While we may disagree on some issues, we have an open door and are always willing to consider input and ideas from everyone, including the business community," Jarrett wrote.

The Obama administration has also undertaken a review of federal regulations and sought input on how to make them less burdensome to businesses.

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[Donnachaidh]

1. so when do the unemployed get the *open door treatment*?

Oh right, they're under the bus. :sarcasm:

[Bragi]

3. Change will come, once all the wars are over /nt

[Bragi]

4. And the national debt is tidied up /nt

[asdjrocky]

7. Or the poor.

Or the homeless.

[Canuckistanian]

13. Or Labor. Or GLBT advocates.

And why are there "tensions" with business? Obama hasn't really done anything against them.

In fact, he's more or less continuing in Bush's footprints by appointing Larry Somers and Ben Bernanke.

[peace frog]

2. Welp, best prepare to bend over

and present an "open door" to the Business Roundtable. After they finish with Obama, of course.

[socialist_n_TN]

5. As if he hasn't kowtowed to business enough............

These are the same fuckers (or related to same) that tanked our economy, ran UP the fucking deficits with their bailouts AND the unpaid for wars (wars FOR the capitalists) and tax cuts by Bush and NOW they've got the AUDACITY to complain? Geez Louise, what nerve.

[Bragi]

8. That they complain, is not the problem

The worrying thing here is that the White House felt it necessary to go out of its way to say: "We're listening, fellas."

If the WH was saying this while demonstrably showing true justice up their asses, then it wouldn't be a bad thing, but, I'm not detecting any anti-corporate business agenda from the WH.

[xchrom]

6. What tension? A fairy tale in the making, imo. Nt

[Bragi]

9. Qualifies as a meme, dinnit? /nt

[Donnachaidh]

10. kabuki theatre for the masses - to fill news spots and stroke big egos

on BOTH sides.

So the masters of the universe can pat themselves on the back as they get into their limos and drive past the thousands of hungry and hopeless.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. When did the door close? Geithner and Summers are permanent residents.

[Individualist]

12. Dog and pony show

produced by a pro-corporate administration.

[Starry Messenger]

14. Wait. What?

Shit like this is why "regulated capitalism" is a fairy tale. The fuckers chew through the straps the minute they smell an opening.

[jp11]

15. Because big business doesn't have anyone on 'their' team in the government to

make their points or push their agenda and of course spin their lies. 'Uncertainty' is code for; 'we might; have to follow laws, not get what we want, or have to deal with new regulations'.