'And what do you know?': Business leaders hit back at Obama after he says the wealthy AREN'T responsible for their own success
- National Federation of Independent Business slams Obama for remarks challenging significance of U.S. entrepreneurs
- Obama told supporters over the weekend that it was governments - not individuals - who create jobs
- Romney camp adds that his view shows how unqualified he is to lead the country into economic recovery
- Radio host Rush Limbaugh accuses the president of 'destroying the American dream'
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America's leading small business
association has slammed Barack Obama for showing 'an utter lack of
understanding' of the country's entrepreneurs when he told them: 'If
you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that
happen.'
In a hard-hitting
statement to Mail Online, the National Federation of Independent
Businesses (NFIB) president Dan Danne said: 'What a disappointment to
hear President Obama's revealing comments challenging the significance
of America's entrepreneurs.
Mr
Danne added: 'His unfortunate remarks over the weekend show an utter
lack of understanding and appreciation for the people who take a huge
personal risk and work endless hours to start a business and create
jobs.'
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Under fire: President Obama, pictured today
speaking at a town hall rally in Cincinnati, has been blasted by
business leaders who say he has a lack of understanding of American
entrepreneurs
telling entrepreneurs: 'If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.'
He added: 'You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart.'
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