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I imagine that minimum wage and collective bargaining are included in Mr. Buckley's statement concerning "seemingly anti-business policies".
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Mr Buckley, who has run the diversified manufacturer since 2005, said: There is a sense among companies that this is a difficult place to do business. It is about regulation, taxation, seemingly anti-business policies in Washington, attitudes towards science.
He added: Politicians forget that business has choice. Were not indentured servants and we will do business where its good and friendly. If its hostile, incrementally, things will slip away. Weve got a real choice between manufacturing in Canada and Mexico which tend to be pro-business or America.
I imagine that minimum wage and collective bargaining are included in Mr. Buckley's statement concerning "seemingly anti-business policies".