He isn't even hiding it anymore

Sent to me by a co-worker....

 

Picture shamelessly stolen, love the shoes.

 

There are so many arguments here that it will make your brain hurt.... But the one that really drives me nuts is "some people really want to pay more in taxes, but they can't because the tax rates are too low. If you really want to pay more in taxes you can. Simply have higher withholdings and do not file a return. All these people who say "Why, I would gladly pay more" can very easily do it. Of course the Obama's file a tax return every year, so how much do they really want to pay more?

 

Also more of the typical liberal, socialist crap about how the Government somehow funds the private sector, not the other way around. Aaarrrgghhhg.

 

And I thought Al Gore invented the Internet anyway?

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/15/obama-dashes-american-dream-suggests-nobody-achieves-success-alone/

 

Within the article is the quotation of the President:

"If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen," he said. "The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."

I think red is the appropriate color for that quotation don't you?

 

The President conveniently does not include the conflicting truths like:

1. Teachers, there's a good one. The United States spends more money per student than any other country, has a success rate that trails most first world nations. Yes there are great teachers, which are primarily paid for with local property taxes. These teachers are persons who invested in their own education, with effort, time and money. The government did not do that, at all.
2. Didn't build a business, maybe not if it is a large scale corporation, but probably so in most other cases. Individuals take risks with their own equity in the effort to sell products at a profit. I know many people who would disagree vehemently with the President on this point, and furthermore suggest that the government seems to do their damnedest obstruct the growth of business. My business recently expanded its plant by about 10%. To get the building permit approved, the government required that our business pay for special landscaping, including a tree plan that the county periodically inspects to make sure are being properly maintained. The same local government, to get the permit, required that the company pay $18,000 for a sidewalk they never intend to install! Businesses are built by persons, BULLSHIT, businesses are built by persons in spite of the obstacles government places in path.
3. Roads and bridges are paid for by users, including businesses and citizens alike. Roads are built with the money collected from taxpayers is is not a bequeath from the government. They taxed us to build what we needed. I have no problem with that quid pro quo system, but I do have a problem with the government acting like they have bestowed their largess upon greedy businesses and servile citizens.
4. The Internet may have been enabled by the government, but all government spending originates from taxes collected. We can also rest assured that while the government was and is involved with inception and regulation of the Internet. The creativity that so many users now enjoy comes from the ingenuity of persons working for profit or in some cases pleasure. Besides, the Internet cannot "make" a single saleable item, it only makes the delivery system of manufactured goods more efficient.