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At Virginia Chamber event, business leaders defend free market
Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | October 22, 2009 | Carol Hazard

Posted on 10/22/2009 5:07:11 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey

The free-enterprise system is under attack as government gets bigger and more intrusive, and the stakes never have been higher, speakers and panelists said yesterday at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2009 Conference on Virginia's Future.

Capitalism, far from being the cause of today's crisis, is its only cure, said the lead speaker, BB&T Corp. Chairman John Allison.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chamber; freeenterprise; socialism
This will be seen by some as "hate speech."
1 posted on 10/22/2009 5:07:11 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

Sign-O-the-Times: a Media outlet considers it ‘News’ when a chamber of commerce endorses capitalism.


2 posted on 10/22/2009 5:57:18 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

How many of those attending voted to destroy free markets November 4, 2008?


3 posted on 10/22/2009 6:03:52 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Remember the USA when it was a great country?)
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To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged

You said: “How many of those attending voted to destroy free markets November 4, 2008?”

I am sure you are quite correct. These would be some of the “useful idiots” we have heard told about.


4 posted on 10/22/2009 6:39:48 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

John Allison is an Objectivist. Or at least he likes them a lot.


5 posted on 10/22/2009 8:08:23 AM PDT by Raymann
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