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Eric Kleefeld | February 5, 2011, 1:18PM

Obama: Government And Business Each Have Obligations
In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama trumpeted his administration's support of incentives for research into clean energy and energy-efficiency, which he highlighted during his visit this past week to Penn State University. And he also said that government and business each have responsibilities.

"Our government has an obligation to make sure that America is the best place on Earth to do business - that we have the best schools, the best incentives to innovate, and the best infrastructure...But businesses have a responsibility, too. If we make America the best place to do business, businesses should make their mark in America. They should set up shop here, and hire our workers, and pay decent wages, and invest in the future of this nation. That's their obligation.

"And that's the message I'll be bringing to American business leaders at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday - that government and businesses have mutual responsibilities; and that if we fulfill these obligations together, it benefits us all. Our workers will succeed. Our nation will prosper. And America will win the future in this century just like we did in the last."

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