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In reply to the discussion: There is not a single business owner in this country who got where they are 100% on their own [View all]Bluerthanblue
(13,669 posts)I'm sorry I can't seem to voice it better- but I'll try.
not one single business would exist without other people to trade labor or goods with. And when people make the commitment to living in community there are needs which arise which must be met by all of us.
It isn't so much "government"- as society. If you want to reap the benefits of living in a society- you have to recognize that you have a responsibility.
A society requires rules and sacrifice by all (in some form or another) for the good of all (in some way or another).
There is no such thing as a 'business' without a society.
You want to claim you are where you are based solely on your own ability and drive? I say bullshit. That doesn't mean by any stretch of the imagination that your effort and work is meaningless- but it is important to remember that you would not have been able to do anything, let alone live to adulthood, without the efforts of many other human beings. Some/many of whom never lived to reap the benefit of their own personal labors- and who who were able to accomplish what they did, because of the efforts of countless other human beings before them.
can you see what I'm trying to say? The OP said it very well as did the pres. imo.
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