You didn't build those cabins!

Fiscal conservatism 103

In the last article I gave an example of two businesses, one run by private enterprise and the other by the government, both operating donkey rides up a mountain.

According to President Obama and Senator Elizabeth Warren, the business owner did not solely create that business. He didn't build those cabins. They were paid for by taxpayer funds, and therefore whatever taxes the owner is paying now simply isn't enough. He needs to pay more because his business would not exist without the government infrastructure of the cabins, the roads, the bridges, the police, etc.

If you remember the YouTube video of Elizabeth Warren talking about "you didn't build that," you might want to go watch it again. It is breathtaking. See our previous article with a link to the video here.

Here is President Obama expressing the same sentiment.

While it is true that almost all American businesses would not exist without society and the free-market system it provides, that doesn't mean that business owners owe their success to government....

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