Barack Obama’s problems with the business establishment are well known, so it’s not a surprise that business icon Charles Schwab supports Mitt Romney, and has serious issues with the president — as he made explicit during a biting speech in Tampa on Wednesday morning.
This week, Schwab traveled cross country to Florida where he is holding a series of meet and greets with small business people to tout why he believes re-electing the president would be a “disaster” for the country.
“He doesn’t speak up to people who have contributed to this country in our exceptionalism, our fantastic people, people who have innovated the jobs,” said Schwab to a group of about 40 people who gathered at Tinatapas in the Channelside district.
The Charles Schwab corporation is a brokerage company that has more than $1.9 trillion in assets. Schwab, 75, said he has been politically neutral throughout his business career but now, he must speak out in support of the Romney-Ryan ticket.
This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2012.
