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Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that." [W:417]

Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Tell that to all those oilfield service companies in South Louisiana that are losing their asses because of the drilling ban.

:lol: even without such a ban, the oil cos. that engage in offshore drilling would never be in business if they were legally obligated to fully compensate every single business/individual affected by their spills,

and in a truly free-enterprise (deregulated) system, they would.

But the GOP has fortunately worked furiously to enact bills that shield companies from the liabilities of their spills, forcing taxpayers to pay for them instead. Hence, those offshore drilling cos., and all related businesses (including those that service the rigs) are only in business because the federal government has regulated the system in their favor.

Which means, your business only exists because of (the aforementioned) federal regulation forcing taxpayers to pick up the costs from spills, i. e. because the government has enacted laws that interfere with the market to tilt the playing field in your favor. So thank the feds for your livelihood, and stop bitching.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

At a campaign stop in Roanoke, VA, Obama takes a shot at entreprenuers and small business owners, suggesting that they are not responsible for the success of their own businesses.

IMO, blatant comments such as these show the disrespect that Obama has for ingenuity, resourcefulness, and hard work. I do not think comments such as these will benefit him among independent and other swing voters.

Also, I find it interesting that no other major news outlet other than Fox News picked up this story. Interesting, but not surprising.

Quoting Obama,




Obama to business owners: 'You didn't build that' | Fox News

Good job passing on some fancy editing for an agenda. you must be proud.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

So if we just waited, businesses would build it themselves, right? Because they're usually about throwing around money and profits.

Thats a flawed point of view. In actuality, private companies have built infrastructure in the past.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

I love the OP, cause it shows how dishonest and low Fox News will go to attack Obama.

They literally have to pull one sentence out of a three paragraph speech...in order to attack him.

Their hatred for Obama is sick.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Yep, I'm sure they would have all gotten together and pooled their resources -- maybe even agreeing to some kind of assessment on profits, and formed a group to collect the assessments, and other groups to contract out the work and oversee the construction, and then perhaps they'd have agreed to additional assessments to pay for maintenance and expansion.... Hmm, I think that's what we call government and taxes.

How do you think railroads were built?

Let"s pick up a history book.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

I love the OP, cause it shows how dishonest and low Fox News will go to attack Obama.

They literally have to pull one sentence out of a three paragraph speech...in order to attack him.

Their hatred for Obama is sick.

Not nearly as sick as the Obamabots falling for everything he says. Aa far as he's concerned, there's no such thing as personal accomplishment.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Have you ever tried to start your own business?

Certainly doesn't sound like it


Libbos hate business. Of course they're not goimg to participate.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

why do you attack EVERYONE who disagrees with you?

Awwww, poor babies! I'm not attacking anyone.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Libbos hate business. Of course they're not goimg to participate.

we love large-scale middle-class employers, meanwhile you guys think its fine & dandy to ship these obs overseas for slave-like wages & working conditions.

you can't claim to support American jobs while at the same time saying its ok to ship them to China.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Awwww, poor babies! I'm not attacking anyone.

"Libbos" and "Obamabots"?

sure you are, and you know it. you prefer to attack people than try to come up with an intelligent argument.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

we love large-scale middle-class employers, meanwhile you guys think its fine & dandy to ship these obs overseas for slave-like wages & working conditions.

you can't claim to support American jobs while at the same time saying its ok to ship them to China.

And screw tje small business owner. Fimally someone wo is honest about it. Thanks Thunder!
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Obama demanded we all start making steel out of all our junk as a "National Effort to Revive the Economy" like Mao did in the 60s

He just spouting a bunch of Marxist nonsense at this point. It's time for Romney to take the gloves off and b*itchslap this Communist Chicago thug upside the head
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

And screw tje small business owner. Fimally someone wo is honest about it. Thanks Thunder!

There's nothing honest about putting words in peoples' mouths, Apdst.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Obama demanded we all start making steel out of all our junk as a "National Effort to Revive the Economy" like Mao did in the 60s...

ignorant hyperbole is great when you got nuthin' else, huh?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

"Libbos" and "Obamabots"?

sure you are, and you know it. you prefer to attack people than try to come up with an intelligent argument.


I can't form an intelligent argument? Whose attacking who?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

ignorant hyperbole is great when you got nuthin' else, huh?

Well, it certainly works for you.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Consumers don't frequent a business just to be nice. They have a demand for a good, or service and that business owner meets that demand.

Consumers don't spend money for the hell of it.

Employees don't work for free.

Banks want their money back, with interest.

And, those businesses did just as much to pay for all that infrastructure as anyone else.
More. Plus, who do people think produced the materials and goods used for the infrastructure, got it to location? Sure wasn't the government.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

:lol: even without such a ban, the oil cos. that engage in offshore drilling would never be in business if they were legally obligated to fully compensate every single business/individual affected by their spills,

and in a truly free-enterprise (deregulated) system, they would.

But the GOP has fortunately worked furiously to enact bills that shield companies from the liabilities of their spills, forcing taxpayers to pay for them instead. Hence, those offshore drilling cos., and all related businesses (including those that service the rigs) are only in business because the federal government has regulated the system in their favor.

Which means, your business only exists because of (the aforementioned) federal regulation forcing taxpayers to pick up the costs from spills, i. e. because the government has enacted laws that interfere with the market to tilt the playing field in your favor. So thank the feds for your livelihood, and stop bitching.

What are you even talkinh about? My business FAILED because of government regulation? I'm supposed thank the government for putting me out of business? What screwed up world do you live in?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

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Cease the personal attacks and stay on topic, or infractions will be forthcoming.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

What are you even talkinh about? My business FAILED because of government regulation? I'm supposed thank the government for putting me out of business? What screwed up world do you live in?

You wouldn't have had any business at all ever if it weren't for the government interfering in the market to shield offshore drillers from spill liability.

So thank the government for your livelihood, and quit complaining.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You wouldn't have had any business at all ever if it weren't for the government interfering in the market to shield offshore drillers from spill liability.

So thank the government for your livelihood, and quit complaining.

What are you even talkimg about? This makes no aense...lol!
 
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