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#11
Jul 24 2012 10:59am
Quote (WeGotheChronic @ Jul 24 2012 12:16pm)
My point was that the message being espoused by Fox News only had to do with not building your own business.  There was no mention of infrastructure when I was watching, just a sense of alarm over Obama being a socialist that wants to seize all businesses or something.


And, unfortunately, left media responded to the propaganda rather than merely pointing out that Obama actually said small business owners didn't build the roads or infrastructure, not that they didn't build their own businesses.
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Jul 24 2012 01:14pm
Quote (inkanddagger @ Jul 24 2012 03:46pm)
Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive.  Somebody invested in roads and bridges.  If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.

Makes more sense when what he was actually talking about is bolded.


Who's paying all those taxes you think? :rofl:

If it weren't for the 1%, the government wouldn't have money to build those roads.
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Jul 24 2012 01:16pm
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Who's paying all those taxes you think?  :rofl:

If it weren't for the 1%, the government wouldn't have money to build those roads.


Except for the part where the 1% pay a lower effective tax rate than the 99%.
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Jul 24 2012 01:17pm
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Who's paying all those taxes you think?  :rofl:

If it weren't for the 1%, the government wouldn't have money to build those roads.


And the government.... built the roads the 1% used to make their money :O

I guess.... both need each other?
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#15
Jul 24 2012 02:20pm
They definitely need each other. How could you not expect this backlash after telling business owners they didn't build shit? lol.
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Jul 24 2012 02:24pm
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They definitely need each other. How could you not expect this backlash after telling business owners they didn't build shit? lol.


The backlash was against the falsely represented statement that they didn't build their businesses, whereas Obama said they didn't build the roads or the American system.
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#17
Jul 24 2012 02:25pm
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Except for the part where the 1% pay a lower effective tax rate than the 99%.


This isn't actually true. The very rich pay a lower effective wage than those earning a few hundred thousand, but then, the vast majority of Americans consider them rich as well.
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#18
Jul 24 2012 02:37pm
TYT did a excellent report on this,
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#19
Jul 24 2012 02:39pm
Living in Ohio sucks about this time of year.
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Jul 24 2012 02:41pm
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Living in Ohio sucks about this time of year.


I thought living in Ohio sucked all year round.
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