Business Owners And Entrepreneurs Across The Country Continue To Speak Out, Telling President Obama That Their Success Was “Built By Us”:
Roswell, New Mexico-Based Realtor
Jim Mannatt, On President Obama’s Comments: “We Didn’t Build It? Well
I’m Trying To Figure Out Who Did.” “Obama, touching on the
government’s role in aiding entrepreneurs, said at the campaign stop,
‘Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we
have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges.
If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made
that happen.’ ‘We didn’t build it? Well I’m trying to figure out who
did,’ said Jim Mannatt, owner of Mannatt and Co. Realtor.” (Julia
Bergman, “GOP Holds ‘We Did Build This’ Rally,” Roswell Daily Record, 7/26/12)
John Eldred, President Of Midwest Tape, Said He Took President Obama’s Comments As A “Personal Insult.” “‘To
say I didn't build this, I take as a personal insult,’ said John
Eldred, president of Midwest Tape, a wholesaler of DVDs and CDs based in
Springfield Township.” (Tom Troy, “Area Business Owners Bash Obama's
Remarks,” Toledo Blade, 7/26/12)
Anna Mills, President Of The
Toledo Real Estate Investors Association, Noted That She Was “The One
That Took All The Risk. I’m The One That Works 16 To 20 Hours Still
Today.” “‘I'm the one that took the risk. I'm the one that
works 16 to 20 hours still today, even though I'm retirement age,’ [Anna
Mills, president of the Toledo Real Estate Investors Association] said.
‘Without all these regulations, without all these taxes, small
businesses – I – could hire more.’” (Tom Troy, “Area Business Owners
Bash Obama's Remarks,” Toledo Blade, 7/26/12)
Randy Bowen, Owner Of A Street Food Stand In New Hampshire, Called On President Obama To “Stop This War On Capitalists.” “One
of the highlighted speakers in the event was Randy Bowen, owner of the
street-food stand ‘Sausage Express,’ which has operated for 10 years off
North Main Street in its location in the Home Depot parking lot. ‘It
may not look like much of anything but I borrowed from my parents. I
mortgaged my house. My wife and I worked 16 hours a day for two years
and we've cut it down to 10 hours a day,’ he said, standing before his
stand with a bright white-and-green umbrella overhead. … ‘Mr. President,
stop this war on capitalists.’” (Samantha Allen, “Mitt Romney
Supporters Make Pitch For Small Businesses,” Foster’s Daily Democrat, 7/26/12)
Erin Decker, An Entrepreneur From Kenosha, Wisconsin: “We Decided To Do It Because We Wanted To Live The American Dream.”
“Erin Decker, owner of Double Decker Automotive in Kenosha, said her
family didn’t receive government assistance when she and her husband
decided in 2006 to open their own business. Decker was pregnant with
their second child at the time, already a mother to a 3-year-old. Still,
their family took the risk, she said. ‘We decided to do it because we
wanted to live the American Dream,’ Decker said. That dream required
hard work and devotion every day working long hours to make their
business successful, she said.” (“Sen. Alberta Darling, Small Business
Owners Blast Obama,” Menomonee Falls Patch, 7/25/12)
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