>>In addition, changes are quite good that people with higher earnings have benefited more from those things. Big businesses rely on roads and public order and an educated populace and a bunch of other things we pay for with our tax dollars.
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>>So, you agree with Obama that if you own a business, you didn't build it?
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>I agree with what Obama was actually saying (which is clear if you read or listen to the statement in context). That is, if you own a business, you didn't build the roads and other infrastructure that your business needs.
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>I also believe that if you own a business, you didn't build it _alone_. Whoever educated you helped, whoever gave you opportunities along the way helped, and so forth.

OTOH, they DID build it. None of the above was free. It was paid through all kinds of taxes (income, retail, property, fines).