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Ken Burch

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10. Obama screwed that line up big time...he should have said "you didn't build it BY YOURSELF".

Reply to packman (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 05:11 PM

Nov 2014

"the labor of your employees, both physical and intellectual, and the patronage of your consumers built it too".

Its almost if the line was said the way he said it just to inspire indignant small-business blowback and give the party another excuse to demonize progressives.

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I find this "you built it, no you didn't build it, I built it." argument insipid. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 OP

Or customers buying or using their product. vi5 Nov 2014 #1

dont forget luck..like being born into the right families...they ALWAYS forget that fact VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #2

I should have added luck.../NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #4

There's some luck. Igel Nov 2014 #8

WTF VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #9

all ceos know to make speeches to employees thanking teamwork unblock Nov 2014 #3

BUT! BUT! Ayn Rand! marym625 Nov 2014 #5

Could Trump, Gates, or Buffett have built their empires in a less developed nation? /NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #6

Several billboards on the highway packman Nov 2014 #7

Obama screwed that line up big time...he should have said "you didn't build it BY YOURSELF". Ken Burch Nov 2014 #10