Do you understand how inconsequential a question that is? It doesn't matter how many business close, but WHY they close. Businesses fail because they pick the wrong location. Because they don't do sufficient market research. Because they are undercapitalized. Why Obama's catching hell is because businesses are failing because he's changing his view on taxes every six months, and in the face of uncertainty, no one will hire new businesses, and don't grow their existing businesses. This uncertainty puts many businesses OUT of business.

Don't know. But towards the end of his administration the "begining of the end" was in sight. Obama did not help it at all.

I don't think any administration is at fault, but then I don't think that any administration can stop the slide (landslide soon) downhill. We are in a "credit bubble" and it is going to burst no matter what any government does.

All kinds of business will fail in the near future because of this.

Not nearly as many that closed under the Obama administration.

I completely agree with huston3. I couldn't have said it better myself.

huh?