NFIB Statement On White House Meeting with CEOs

Contact: Kevan Chapman, (202) 314-2041

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 14, 2012 —The National Federation of Independent Business released the following statement regarding today’s meeting at the White House, where President Obama discussed taxes and the fiscal cliff with the CEOs of a dozen Fortune 500 companies.

“Small-business owners are deeply disappointed that, once again, they are not at the table for discussions that will have a huge impact on their bottom lines and their ability to run and grow their businesses,” said NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner.

“What happened today at the White House is an insult to the business owners who create two-thirds of net new jobs. Make no mistake: today’s discussion between the president and Fortune 500 CEOs was about raising rates on small-business owners, not on the people in the room.

“If the president wants to achieve real fairness, he should guarantee that no small-business owner pays higher taxes than any of the corporations that were in the room at the White House today.”

NFIB sent a letter to Congress (.PDF) today asking for tax fairness for small business.