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Published: 10/15/09

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Relaunches Capitalism (Take That, Obama!)

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Relaunches Capitalism (Take That, Obama!)

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a highly political nationwide PR campaign intended to relaunch capitalism itself. The Chamber will spend tens of millions of dollars and buy advertising nationwide to persuade the American public that its agenda -- low taxes, open markets, and loose regulation -- are crucial elements of a job recovery. The new television spots, previewed for staff and press at the launch event Wednesday, celebrate small American entrepreneurs and argue that government intervention will not spur permanent job growth. The Chamber says the intensified lobbying effort ...

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Published: 10/14/09

U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Launch 'Free Enterprise' Campaign

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Launch 'Free Enterprise' Campaign

At a major event Wednesday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will launch a multi-year, multimillion-dollar grass-roots campaign to promote free enterprise as a solution to the country's rising unemployment rate. The effort, called the Campaign for Free Enterprise, aims to create 20 million jobs in the next 10 years. The chamber, which lobbies for business interests, has said that it hopes to remind Americans of free-market values in the face of growing government "interference" in the economy. "There are growing concerns about interference with the private marketplace and the private economy, and ...

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