Posted on 01/27/2012 8:52:24 AM PST by mandaladon
President Obama tells a college audience that people don't get rich on their own. Obama's point that without government and paying your fair share, ultimately the successful wouldn't be able to get where they are.
"We do not begrudge wealth in this country. I want everybody here to do well. We aspire to financial success, but we also understand that we're not successful just by ourselves," President Obama said at a campaign event in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday morning.
"We're successful because somebody started the University of Michigan. We're successful because somebody made an investment in all the federal research labs that created the internet. We're successful because we have an outstanding military that costs money. We're successful because somebody built roads and bridges. And laid broadband lines and these things didn't just happen on their own. And if we all understand that we've got to pay for this stuff, it makes sense for those of us who've done best to do our fair share and to try to pass off that bill on to somebody else, that's not right. That's not who we are," he said.
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They will continue to pound us with this line of thinking in order to justify taking more and more of our $$. I want to ask any of these hardcore leftists (they are NOT liberals) what % of total taxation (Fed, state, local, etc.) would be considered too much? One’s income is part of their personal property. It AMAZES me how the hardcore left continues to justify the increased taking of ones personal property and thus taking away more and more of one’s freedom. Make no mistake about it: they ARE attempting to take away part of your freedom by using the above line of thinking and propaganda
He was born with a silver spoon. You damn well his momma got paid to keep her mouth shut as to his real father.
Get real sick when I see a 40% graduation rate in the same city that had 95% when I was a kid. Don't ask me about the demographics.
Using Obama and Elizabeth Warren’s convoluted logic “No one got rich on their own” nonsense, would prompt me to ask them why isn’t everyone rich then?
If everyone benefits from these services, products, roads, bridges, etc, that you speak of, then why isn’t everyone rich then?
Neither do they become government serfs and slaves on their own.
The interstate highway system was built on fraud in the first place, congress did not have the constitutional authority to construct a highway system, they were shot down numerous times by the courts, they then decided on a national rouse that the highway system was necessary for National Security, the Courts and Congress went along with the rouse and that is how we got our interstate highway system. BASED ON FRAUD AND DECEIT, not that it isn’t a good thing in the long run, just the way it was done, thereby giving CONTROL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Had the States done it on their own, we would be much better off.
Not original. He is just channeling Elizabeth Warren.
RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
-Saul Alinsky
‘The common man eloped with history and ran off to the United States of America. Mr. Jefferson and his friends reinvented politics. Mr. Ford, Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Carnegie took it from there.’
Eric Hoffer
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to recognize that “O” is absolutely out of his f'n mind!!
By Obama’s logic, North Korea should be the richest country on the planet, with a long line of Mexicans trying to cross the border.
What a putz.
“We’re successful because somebody started the University of Michigan. [Students (usually) pay tuition for their schooling — CAPITALISM WORKS] We’re successful because somebody made an investment in all the federal research labs that created the internet. [People buy internet service and companies sell advertising to pay for the internet — CAPITALISM WORKS] We’re successful because we have an outstanding military that costs money [I gladly pay taxes to support the military]. We’re successful because somebody built roads and bridges. [Roads are built and maintained through gas taxes which all consumers pay for in the price of goods and services — SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION TAXES WORK AND ARE VOLUNTARY] And laid broadband lines and these things didn’t just happen on their own. [The opportunity for profit caused people to invest capital in broadband. Don’t want broadband, don’t subscribe — CAPITALISM WORKS] And if we all understand that we’ve got to pay for this stuff, it makes sense for those of us who’ve done best to do our fair share and to try to pass off that bill on to somebody else [When 47% don’t pay anything in income taxes, who’s passing off that bill to whom???], that’s not right. That’s not who we are,” [Unfortunately we’ve become a nation of producers and looters. The producers are getting FED UP] he said.
Fair means everyone pays the same thing
Less Fair means everyone pays the same rate
Theft means 47% steal from 53%
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Obama doesn’t want to say that people remain poor because of government.
Remember him trying to take credit for the natural gas/oil boom the other day? “A little nudge from government ...”.
This command economy bass-turd and his cronies have done everything they can to throw up stumbling blocks/cripple efforts to make us less oil-dependent on his muslim buddies, and he has the sheer effrontery to claim credit for the success of this private enterprise.
I'm getting a little SICK of someone else telling me what THEY THINK is 'my fair share' of anything!
Right now, 'my fair share' is close to 50% not including PROPERTY TAXES, GASOLINE TAXES, SALES TAXES, LICENSES & FEES, etc., etc., etc.....
None of that negates the fact that it was actually good for business even if it wasn’t the intent.
He’s right, but not in the way he thinks...
In process of becoming rich, “rich folks” usually make a lot of other people richer, too.
This reminds me of Mr. Clinton’s definition of being alone.
According to Mr. Obama, you receive a degree from the University of Michigan and you’re all set!
My father became a successful doctor because he worked for it - not because someone granted him the success.
OMG.
Obama is the dumbest piece of shit President in the history of forever....and ever.
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