Business Roundtable President John Engler has a column in today's Washington Times opinion section, looking a year ahead to Election Day 2012, "What candidates need to know: U.S. business must be allowed to compete." Excerpt: [After] Election Day, candidates get to take a break from the... Continue Reading
Ralph Nader is in The Wall Street Journal today with an op-ed promoting a tax increase on economic activity, in this case a tax on financial transactions, which he has generalized into "speculation." The sub-headlined of the column, "Time for a Tax on Speculation," makes the case succinctly... Continue Reading
Promising continued scrutiny of the issue, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) withdrew his amendment Tuesday to limit the Commodity Futures Trade Commission's wrong-headed and costly enforcement of regulations of the use of derivatives by end-users, an important issue for companies that rely on these tools... Continue Reading
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed today, "What Business Wants From Washington." (subscription) Business Roundtable Chairman Jim McNerney, president, chairman and CEO of Boeing, identifies policy priorities to strengthen the U.S. economy and create private-sector jobs. In the view of business,... Continue Reading
BRT President John Engler moderated a discussion Wednesday at the 12th annual Legal Reform Summit sponsored by the U.S. Chamber's Institue for Legal Reform (ILR). The participants, including Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, made it clear: Tort reform can improve business climates and job creation in... Continue Reading