As a business owner I did what I had to do to survive what I knew was ahead. Four + years ago I down sized and had to, sadly, lay off workers. I have survived, I have also set aside fund to weather the rough road ahead. Obama and his dumb, stupid adviser know absolutely nothing about the economy and how to create jobs. If that is not obvious to those that still support him I ask them to get in their car, if they can afford the price of gas, and take a short drive to some of their local shopping center and take note of how many empty spaces there are. It may then dawn on them that these closed locations had workers, they were part of the economy that benefited all, they are gone. One can shift the blame where they want, but....