Suzy Kelly, CEO of Jo-Kell Inc and Fmr. Vice Mayor of Chesapeake – Civil Discourse
When Barack Obama was campaigning for president, he said, in no uncertain terms, that he would transform this country. This made me extremely nervous as I thought America was the land of equal opportunity but not necessarily equal outcomes. Obama’s positions on public policies, especially healthcare, were very troubling to me. And, as a business owner, expensive! His policies would have a significant impact on my business and our company’s bottom line.
While Obama was President, I did the best I could with the policies, taxes, and regulations imposed by his administration. I had to come to realize that whether I liked it or not, Obama was the President. And, yes, he was my president. To me, it was going to be a long four years. I had no ...