CNBC's Patti Domm contributed to this report. 'A CEO should be able to speak to a politician without ruining that politician's candidacy.' 'I want business people to be able to talk with politicians without feeling they'll be trashed by other politicians for doing so,' he said. The best way to determine what policies are best for the market is to promote an open dialogue between business owners and politicians, added Cramer.

Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. As a result, most government policy is anti-growth,' noted Immelt in the annual report. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. In business, if you don't lead these changes, you get fired in politics if you don't fight them, you can't get elected. 'Technology, productivity and globalization have been the driving forces during my business career.

Cramer cited General Electric's annual report released on Monday in which GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt took the opportunity to stress that the current business cycle is the 'worst' he has ever seen due to the tenuous relationship between business and government.

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