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The first mistake in public business is the going into it. - Benja

The first mistake in public business is the going into it. – Benjamin Franklin

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Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasure that occur everyday than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom. – Benjamin Franklin

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I dont want to get into the whos a hostage-taker discussion here, but what is the estate tax? Its a double tax on death. Economists will tell you that its really not a tax that soaks the rich, but its a tax on capital that deprives business investment and therefore job creation. – Paul Ryan

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Business

Barack Obamas life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bushs tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. No business investment? Blame Wall Street. – John Sununu

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It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business. – Gertrude Stein

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Business

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. – Mitt Romney

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Business

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