Underhill
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Very true, but that is exactly what she and other liberals are accused of, socialism. It is sold as a fear tactic to the gullible voter.
There is an interesting history, from a surprising source, of that 'you did not build that' statement, used by both President Obama and Elizabeth Warren.
Obama is extremely well read and his outlook on society and culture is influenced by an anthropological background. The concept of 'you did not build that' dates back to Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.
"All the Property that is necessary to man, for the conservation of the individual and the propagation of the species, is his natural right, which none can justly deprive him of; But all property superfluous to such purposes is the property of the publick, who, by their laws, have created it, and who may therefore by other laws dispose of it, whenever the welfare of the publick shall demand such disposition. " Franklin
"Personal property is the effect of society; and it is as impossible for an individual to acquire personal property without the aid of society, as it is fo him to make land originally. Separate an indididual from society, and give him an island or a continent to possess, and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich."
Obama, Franklin, Pane (and I would add Elizabeth Warren) say it's ok to become rich through hard work--just don't trample on the people who helped make it happen."
But of course none of this becomes known in the heat of politics, not untill its too late.
source http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/07/27/thomas-paine-and-ben-franklin-you-didnt-build-that
That is my point. They point to statements like "a level playing field" or "you did not build that" and either completely ignore the meaning or distort the context in such a way to turn it into something it isn't. Only a moron would claim Obama is a socialist at this point.
It is no wonder Republicans cleaned their clock this last election. Liberals are almost all upset that he has been too much like his successor with corporate interest dominating. Obamacare is probably the same type of plan McCain would have brought us (read what he was promising during the run up to the election) and benefits the insurance companies as much as anyone.
Meanwhile republicans have convinced themselves that this is the most liberal president ever. *boggle.