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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."

So you are saying people who work for the state don't work hard? I bet a lot of military folk disagree.

Most military folk don't work for the state.

When I was in the service, I saw plenty of troops that didn't do ****. What did you observe when you were in the service? Oh, wait...
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Most military folk don't work for the state.

When I was in the service, I saw plenty of troops that didn't do ****. What did you observe when you were in the service? Oh, wait...

You are saying the military doesn't work for the government? And then you tried to justify that nonsense by saying that most don't do ****? LOL
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

you are lying.

all government employees pay income, sales, property, and other taxes.

And, they pay those taxes with the tax money that has already been collected. It's nothing more than recycling money.

I correct myself, 100% of the tax money collected comes from the private sector. Government employees don't generate new tax revenue.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You are saying the military doesn't work for the government? And then you tried to justify that nonsense by saying that most don't do ****? LOL

Did I say that? Go back and read and see. Thanks.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You are saying the military doesn't work for the government? And then you tried to justify that nonsense by saying that most don't do ****? LOL

Stop, my man. I didn't say that.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Most military folk don't work for the state.

Exactly. Those in the military are not government workers.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Did I say that? Go back and read and see. Thanks.

You said you saw a lot of them not doing anything...

And yes, if the state is the government, than the military works for it.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

...Government employees don't generate new tax revenue.

WRONG!!

a New Jersey public-servant might easily pay income or sales taxes in Pennsylvania, thereby bringing new revenue to PA.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

He's trying to keep it at your level.

What does that even mean? It makes no sense.

Of course, that would mean his comment was being kept at your level.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

99% of tax dollars come from the private sector. Sorry.

Where do you think the other 1% comes from?

And could you provide some verifiable evidence for this claim?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Where do you think the other 1% comes from?

And could you provide some verifiable evidence for this claim?

Offhosre drilling leases. ooops!
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Um...Obama was right.

Business owners didn't build those bridges & roads.


nah they just paid a ton of the money used to build them. those who live off the public dole-ie the people obama is pandering to-they didn't do much of anything to get those roads built. they sure didn't provide jobs that led to taxes that helped build that stuff either
 
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Offhosre drilling leases. ooops!

You seem to have left out your verifiable evidence for your 99% claim.

Where is it?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

nah they just paid a ton of the money used to build them. those who live off the public dole-ie the people obama is pandering to-they didn't do much of anything to get those roads built. they sure didn't provide jobs that led to taxes that helped build that stuff either

You are laboring under the false belief that a person who may be on the public dole will ALWAYS be on the public dole and never pay any taxes to the government.

Can you present any verifiable evidence of the number of people in this category?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You are laboring under the false belief that a person who may be on the public dole will ALWAYS be on the public dole and never pay any taxes to the government.

Can you present any verifiable evidence of the number of people in this category?

You labor under the delusion that welfare has not become intergenerational in many cases
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You seem to have left out your verifiable evidence for your 99% claim.

Where is it?

Since someone gave you all that education and gave your teaching job, hows about you tell us?
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You labor under the delusion that welfare has not become intergenerational in many cases

Have any examples? I thought welfare had a limit like a 2 year one at this point.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Since someone gave you all that education and gave your teaching job, hows about you tell us?

I am not the one who made up the fact. You did.

You own it.

You are responsible for it.

It is up to you to prove it.

Or be known as somebody who simply makes it up as they go along.

So prove your 99% statement.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You labor under the delusion that welfare has not become intergenerational in many cases

By all means, if you contend that, do present your facts and figures.

And once again, your statement assumes that anyone on public assistance will ALWAYS be on it and NEVER pay ANY taxes.

So lets see just how wide of a problem this is.
 
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Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Since someone gave you all that education and gave your teaching job, hows about you tell us?

Nobody GAVE me my education. I paid for it. My teaching job was a job just like any other. You labor and you get paid.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

You labor under the delusion that welfare has not become intergenerational in many cases

Ya know come to think of it there are many intergenerational families that rely off of daddy's money.

At one time they even even interbred. So much so that hemophilia could come to be almost expected.
 
Re: Obama to business owners: "You didn't build that."

Obama is right, no man is an island.

Without other people, nobodies business would exist because there would be no one to buy their products or services that ultimately determines whether or not their business is a success. Good luck having a business without customers aka people.
 
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Μολὼν λαβέ;1060699606 said:
Getting across the message that having, or even needing help becoming successful is polar opposite to "If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen." Like I stated before, if Obama hadn't made that statement we wouldn't even be having this conversation.

Everyone knows Obama is all about big government and you need the government because under his administration more and more have become government dependent.

It's really a sad and dysfunctional statement about American ingenuity and resourcefulness, i. e., the American way of life (as we new it before Obama.)

No, it isn't. It is exactly the message. And whenever anyone starts with everyone knows (assuming things not settled fallacy), that person has already lost the debate.

What it seems to be you're doing here is projecting a political ideology into his statements. I think we should move beyond this type of tactic.
 
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