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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]GreenMask
(48 posts)Unfortunately, that's not the argument we are hearing from the right wing. They accept the idea perfectly that we buy and sell materials from each other, and that people work hard.
I think the problem here is that they see the attitude coming from people who do not "earn" their living as small business people do - particularly academics. There's a HUGE argument here to be made about risk as well.
For Romney and his ilk, there's a point that at a certain level, the money is hoarded far too much. They are not spreading it around among the rest of us enough.
Where is that line, however - and who has the right to the money, and how to get it - is the question.
Unfortunately, Obama seems to lump in small business owners with the uber-wealthy in his speech.