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Old 08-11-2012, 12:56 AM   #1081
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Re: " If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that." - Obama

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Oh, the horrors.
But who will give my children black lung under an Obama administration?
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Old 08-11-2012, 01:03 AM   #1082
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lol amazing, please tell me how utilities, regulated by state, are threatened by obama
I guess you never heard of the EPA.
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Old 08-13-2012, 07:24 AM   #1083
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Re: " If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that." - Obama

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What exactly has Obama done that is 'anti-capitalist?'
Well, if you are referring to "state and/or social capitalism" ...nothing. He's been quite active in participating in the marketplace. His administration has passed a host of regulations levied upon the marketplace that has not been seen in my lifetime. The govt. even owns stock in companies & has participated in the decision making process of how those companies would be run.

However, if you are are referring to free market capitalism, which consists of a free-price system where supply and demand are allowed to reach their point of equilibrium without intervention by the government. Productive enterprises are privately owned, and the role of the state is limited to protecting the rights to life, liberty, and property,............
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Old 08-13-2012, 07:48 AM   #1084
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He could continue to cripple the coal industry thru the EPA. This will make it very hard for coal fired generators to produce electricity.
You do realize that cheap natural gas, not the EPA, is what's killing coal right?
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Old 08-13-2012, 09:33 AM   #1085
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His administration has passed a host of regulations levied upon the marketplace that has not been seen in my lifetime.
Such as?
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Old 08-13-2012, 09:35 AM   #1086
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Such as?
I think that is your Ron Paul buddy who got put in the penalty box. Also found this guy posting data from 1989 to construct an argument when 1989's data was thoroughly inappropriate to use lol.
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Old 08-13-2012, 01:26 PM   #1087
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Old 08-13-2012, 01:37 PM   #1088
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wood creation? watching beach volleyball built that business imo
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Utah, shocking.
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Such as?
He just said it hasn't been seen in his lifetime ldo
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:25 AM   #1091
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Re: " If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that." - Obama

Is there anyone left ITT who either

a) thinks "that" mean "your business" rather than "this great american system"

or

b) small business owners did build "this great american system"
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:26 AM   #1092
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yes to both, obv.
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:29 AM   #1093
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Re: " If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that." - Obama

Let the Republican guys have some fun. They need something.
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:38 AM   #1094
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Re: " If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that." - Obama

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He just said it hasn't been seen in his lifetime ldo
or even spoken about, apparently
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Is there anyone left ITT who either

a) thinks "that" mean "your business" rather than "this great american system"

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b) small business owners did build "this great american system"
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yes to both, obv.
that.

now that we got that out of the way, can we discuss something other than the poo-flinging retards?
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