President Obama addresses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today as part of his post-election effort to improve relations with U.S. business.
What part of U.S. business does the Chamber represent? Mostly big business and corporate CEOs — people who make many millions, often without risking any of their own money. That’s the only way to explain that the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the very rich was the top Chamber priority last year — even though this won’t benefit the vast majority of businesses.