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

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Next to no one. We're talking about federal income tax. And that is about 45% that don't pay any federal income tax.

Why limit? Don't gas taxes pay for roads? Don't other types of taxes also contibute to the general welfare?
 
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Hussein Obama has said a lot of dumb things when he did not have a teleprompter in front of him but this one has to be the dumbest of all.....
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Hussein Obama has said a lot of dumb things when he did not have a teleprompter in front of him but this one has to be the dumbest of all.....

Do you have a teleprompter? :coffeepap
 
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Yes, taxpayers did, which covers just about everyone. Next to no one pays no tax.

Not really. We have a progressive tax structure. Those who are more successful pay more...right?

And actually, there are quite a few people that not only pay nothing in federal income tax but actually get back more than what was withheld.

But roads and such, everyone pays for them including those successful business owner that the president insulted with this "it always makes me laugh" bit about being so smart and hardworking. End of the day, thats the core of a business, what it owner did to make it successful.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Not really. We have a progressive tax structure. Those who are more successful pay more...right?

And actually, there are quite a few people that not only pay nothing in federal income tax but actually get back more than what was withheld.

But roads and such, everyone pays for them including those successful business owner that the president insulted with this "it always makes me laugh" bit about being so smart and hardworking. End of the day, thats the core of a business, what it owner did to make it successful.

More? Sure. Not all. From gas tax to other federal and local taxes, we all pay part of the load. And frankly those with less likely feel it more than those with more. I hardly notice my taxes, and wouldn't notice a small increase at all.

And there was no insult. I realize Romney needs a miricle and lying may well be all he has. But it is lying to try and make this more than it was.

And I've been around a lot of success, and not one did it on their own totally. Most know this. It is so clear, that many consider it Obama's captian obvious moment. But there was no insult in it.
 
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That road and bridge were built by private contractors whose quality standards are set by a private non-profit, that satellite could be any private companies, and that damn dam represents one of the worst environmental boondoggles in American history, not to mention the cultural damage done to displaced Native Americans who lived along the river. For what purpose? It feeds a few farms that shouldn't be out in the desert water, and provides some electricity that would be more efficiently supplied through other sources.

They need to tear that damn dam down and abolish the Department of Interior.
 
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That road and bridge were built by private contractors whose quality standards are set by a private non-profit, that satellite could be any private companies, and that damn dam represents one of the worst environmental boondoggles in American history, not to mention the cultural damage done to displaced Native Americans who lived along the river. For what purpose? It feeds a few farms that shouldn't be out in the desert water, and provides some electricity that would be more efficiently supplied through other sources.

They need to tear that damn dam down and abolish the Department of Interior.

Tax dollars paid for all.

The dam powers Las Vegas. Environmentally it was the best investment ever. That was one of many public works projects that help re-employ American, give people a job, a purpose.

Cell phones, tv wouldn't exist w/o NASA and tax dollars.

Think about that while you're watching the olympics and texting the results to a friend.
 
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Tax dollars paid for all.

The dam powers Las Vegas. Environmentally it was the best investment ever. That was one of many public works projects that help re-employ American, give people a job, a purpose.

Watch this PBS documentary and let me know if it changes your mind. Yes, I know, 'PBS wouldn't be around if it weren't for Karl Marx blah blah blah'...just watch it!

Cell phones, tv wouldn't exist w/o NASA and tax dollars.

Think about that while you're watching the olympics and texting the results to a friend.

TV was around before NASA, and these communications companies design, build and launch their own satellites.
 
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Tax dollars paid for all.

The dam powers Las Vegas. Environmentally it was the best investment ever. That was one of many public works projects that help re-employ American, give people a job, a purpose.

Cell phones, tv wouldn't exist w/o NASA and tax dollars.

Think about that while you're watching the olympics and texting the results to a friend.

And without business creating jobs and wealth there would be no taxes. Is that the way you understand it?
 
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Why limit? Don't gas taxes pay for roads? Don't other types of taxes also contibute to the general welfare?

We're talking about federal income tax, which 45% of Americans don't pay. Gas tax is only if you own a car. Other type of taxes are state taxes or sales taxes. But those do not contribute to the the federal government.
 
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Tax dollars paid for all.

The dam powers Las Vegas. Environmentally it was the best investment ever. That was one of many public works projects that help re-employ American, give people a job, a purpose.

Cell phones, tv wouldn't exist w/o NASA and tax dollars.

Think about that while you're watching the olympics and texting the results to a friend.

History of mobile phones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

History of television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Information is your friend, well maybe not yours.
 
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Isn't that bridges replacement being built in China right now? Ah no, it is the one next to it.
 
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And I've been around a lot of success, and not one did it on their own totally. Most know this. It is so clear, that many consider it Obama's captian obvious moment. But there was no insult in it.

Thats utter nonsense. There was absolutely insult in it. From his tone to his giggling. Watch the video. He clearly belittles individual achievement or at the very least dismisses it as the key to someone being successful.
 
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No, you didn't build that.
 
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And you didn't build this either...

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But TOGETHER we maintain it and protect it.... And people come to your state to see it... Tourist$$
 
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Tax dollars paid for all.

Which came from the fruits of business. There's no chicken/egg relationship here; business came first.
 
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We all help you rebuild...
 
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Which came from the fruits of business. There's no chicken/egg relationship here; business came first.

Actually, I disagree with that point. Businesses existed before government, and they can exist without government. Government didn't build any of this. People and businesses did. The government works for us, not the other way around.
 
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Was financed nearly entirely by the founder of Bank of America, and his bank.

The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, authorized by an act of the California Legislature, was incorporated in 1928 as the official entity to design, construct, and finance the Golden Gate Bridge.[11] However, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the District was unable to raise the construction funds, so it lobbied for a $30 million bond measure. The bonds were approved in November 1930,[14] by votes in the counties affected by the bridge.[24] The construction budget at the time of approval was $27 million. However, the District was unable to sell the bonds until 1932, when Amadeo Giannini, the founder of San Francisco–based Bank of America, agreed on behalf of his bank to buy the entire issue in order to help the local economy.[7]
 
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Which came from the fruits of business. There's no chicken/egg relationship here; business came first.

True or not, there is a symbiotic relationship between business and government.
 
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Actually, I disagree with that point. Businesses existed before government, and they can exist without government. Government didn't build any of this. People and businesses did. The government works for us, not the other way around.

You "disagreed" with my point, but you stated my point.
 
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And when people steal your copyright, or harm your business, you can seek remedy here...

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We built those too. We maintain and run them for you.

You're Welcome Mitt.
 
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