And we should care what an Opinion Piece writer in the Telegraph says why?
Well then lets read on - TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama says government invented the internet and the American Dream is a fantasy http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
EXCERPTS:The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
AND Telegraph says Obama desperate and calls his donate rather than give a wedding gift plan a SCHEME
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Well then lets read on - TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama says government invented the internet and the American Dream is a fantasy http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
EXCERPTS:The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
AND Telegraph says Obama desperate and calls his donate rather than give a wedding gift plan a SCHEME
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And we should care what an Opinion Piece writer in the Telegraph says why?
Well then lets read on - TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama says government invented the internet and the American Dream is a fantasy http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
EXCERPTS:The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
AND Telegraph says Obama desperate and calls his donate rather than give a wedding gift plan a SCHEME
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne...
Excerpts: Telegraphs says Obama desperate Barack Obama's is raffling off a seat at his own 51st birthday party at home in Chicago in a sign of growing desperation to raise funds ahead of November's general election.
But another Obama scheme where soon-to-be-married supporters were told to tell their friends to give donations to the Obama campaign instead of wedding presents to the happy couple, was met with rather less enthusiasm.
AND Telegraph says - Obama and Will Hutton live in a world outside of economics. Successful people don't owe the state http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
Excerpts:: Will Hutton decides that President Obama is right about something: thereby proving that he must be wrong. It's one of those basic points about life: if Mr Hutton applauds you then you must be making a mistake. As I've said before, there's going to be an error in any position taken he takes, the excitement is only in working out precisely how and where.
This time it's over Mr Obama's insistence that the state enables all business success and therefore everyone who is successful owes everything to the state.
The fallacy here is simple: if the state is responsible for your success, then you must shut up and pay for every duck house and diversity adviser the government wants (even if they do not advance anyone's business success at all). For it's not really your money anyway. It is as if accepting the roads the Romans gave us, justifies all that Caesar did.
The idea also fails to understand the arguments for letting the successful keep the fruits of their labour. It's nothing to do with them deserving it. Nowt to do with natural rights or private property either. Not even moral rights: for economics does not do morality or justice. It's about encouraging the others.
AND The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
(more)Well then lets read on - TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama says government invented the internet and the American Dream is a fantasy http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
EXCERPTS:The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
AND Telegraph says Obama desperate and calls his donate rather than give a wedding gift plan a SCHEME
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne...
Excerpts: Telegraphs says Obama desperate Barack Obama's is raffling off a seat at his own 51st birthday party at home in Chicago in a sign of growing desperation to raise funds ahead of November's general election.
But another Obama scheme where soon-to-be-married supporters were told to tell their friends to give donations to the Obama campaign instead of wedding presents to the happy couple, was met with rather less enthusiasm.
AND Telegraph says - Obama and Will Hutton live in a world outside of economics. Successful people don't owe the state http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/...
Excerpts:: Will Hutton decides that President Obama is right about something: thereby proving that he must be wrong. It's one of those basic points about life: if Mr Hutton applauds you then you must be making a mistake. As I've said before, there's going to be an error in any position taken he takes, the excitement is only in working out precisely how and where.
This time it's over Mr Obama's insistence that the state enables all business success and therefore everyone who is successful owes everything to the state.
The fallacy here is simple: if the state is responsible for your success, then you must shut up and pay for every duck house and diversity adviser the government wants (even if they do not advance anyone's business success at all). For it's not really your money anyway. It is as if accepting the roads the Romans gave us, justifies all that Caesar did.
The idea also fails to understand the arguments for letting the successful keep the fruits of their labour. It's nothing to do with them deserving it. Nowt to do with natural rights or private property either. Not even moral rights: for economics does not do morality or justice. It's about encouraging the others.
AND The American Dream has been one of history’s most potent forces for change and improvement. It’s rooted in a myth that a man shapes his own destiny. In fact, that’s never truly been the case. From the tariff to the railroads, from the Food and Drugs Act to the Pell Grant, the US government has intervened to shape the market and help people fulfill their ambitions. But would they have remained so ambitious if they thought that it was collective rather than individual action that was ultimately responsible for their success? Maybe not. Of course, capitalism is a team sport. But the idea that an individual’s merit is the product or property of the community is the antithesis of the pioneer spirit.
On Sunday, President Obama gave us a fascinating insight into his alternative philosophy. In a speech to supporters, he said that business leaders owed the government more money in taxes because it was the state that made their success possible.
Wimp? I don't know. FOXNews viewer? No! I'm an American so, to Hell with FOXNews.
"I'm not a billionaire. Just a hard-working middle class guy."
Well then, Renfield.... why all of the Koch-sucking?
I don't hate Billionaires either. Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet.... those are heroes of mine.
It appears that you envy the rich more than anyone should.
2. If you don't have a problem with Conservative Billionaires then, you're not paying attention.
3. Maybe you are paying attention and you're taking time off from your dreams of beign a James Bond villian to troll here on SodaHead.
4. FOXNews is doing fine, I agree. America suffers because of this.
5. Romney's done. Good thing he has at least $2B in oversees accounts to sustain him during his period of unemployment.
6. I don't need a Utopia. I just need for FOXNews viewers to leave America since they hate Her so much.
I actually listen to our President's words instead of FOXNews' edited & distorted version.
No slamming. However, I do appreciate your concern.
"No candidate has ever been elected POTUS after losing their home state.
Romney lost Massachusetts"
He won both Michigan (his home state) and Massachusetts in the primary.
When did Romney lose Massachusetts? The election isn't until November.
BwAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!!!
Cheers, Mate.
THEN he ridicules me with "BwAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!!!" when I say that Romney won Michigan.
Then he must have looked it up so he comes back and completely dodges the issue. What a putz!
Product of the public schools by chance?
OK, I'll play:
1. From the founding of this country until November of 2008, no non-White person has ever been elected POTUS.
2. Only five Presidents had last names that ended with vowels. Seven, if you include McKinley & Kennedy.
3. Obama is the first POTUS from the State of Hawaii.
4. Romney has neither MA or MI.
Yes, I attended public school before I attended NYU. :-)
The other ones I'm not going to comment on.
I'm just saying that the second point was didn't help your case all that much. I think you would have proved it better if you didn't include it. Not that what I'm saying matters, as it seems like jack is gone now.
It could.
I just really don't remember speaking to you. Please, refresh my memory of any past discourse.
As far as my second point, Presidents family names usually don't end with a vowel (indicating an ethnic heritage).
Jack is gone because he's a troll with a deep allergic reaction to factual data.
Oh, why didn't you just phrase it that way? Otherwise it sounds like a random, unnecessary statement.
I don't think he was a troll, you two just have opposing views it seems.
He did lean heavily on disingenuous diatribe...
The Official Language of the GOP.
If you can't be respectful of other peoples' opinions, then
I'm done talking to you.
It's fine that you disagree with him, as well as the GOP, but that was just asinine.
Have a good night.
The ways your ilk disrespect our POTUS is unprecedented. He disagrees with me (to his peril & detriment).
Shut off Facebook & SH and crack open a dictionary. This country will thank you for it.
Cheers, Mate.
I do know what it means now, but you are not worth my time so I'll be going now. Bye.
I think you've been hanging around your prez too long. You and he tell alot of untruths. Tsk tsk.
Now for the latest MI poll from about four days ago:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
Tsk Tsk, indeed.
If this movie were made today, Hope would've substituted "Democrat" with "TeaBagger" (or the equivalent).
Your Liberal friends will also explain to you that "Democrat" & "Liberal" are not mutually exclusive. Obama is a Democrat. However, Obama is not a true Liberal (like myself).