Ultravox wrote:Heh. I made a large post as a response to MBC's post about "they didn't get any help".
We'll see if it stays there and/or I get blocked.
Good thing I'm casting my own bullets now.
They responded
"And who paid the taxes for those things the "government built?" And yes, I listened to the entire piece, the 8:30 seconds of it. I know what he was saying and it mirrored exactly what Elizabeth Warren said some months ago. Now, I appreciate your warning to "keep out of politics", as I understand the desire of the Left to silence opposing views, which they represent as their expression of free speech. However, I did build this business, I did build the computer servers that it runs on, and I feel rather free to express my thoughts using them."
I responded back
"So you agree that the governemnt provides services (both everyday practical and R&D) that are vital to the success of your business, in fact all business. Well we're running a deficit and the middle class can't bear anymore without breaking or spending less (which is detrimental to the whole consumption part of capitalism) So that money has to come from somewhere, and contrary to popular believe it can't be done with spending cuts alone (although heavy cuts to the DOD would go a long way) and that means it has to come from the rich and corporations. So stop whining and pay your taxes."
If I hear "crony" capitalism one more time I'm going to be ill. Capitalism is capitalism, dog eats dog and one dog ends up on top, and he defends that place with all the power he's accumulated.