Thursday, September 13, 2012

Elizabeth Warren thinks business owners don't contribute.

So, a while back I saw this quote from Elizabeth Warren. I had no idea who she was, but soon learned that she is seeking to replace Scott Brown in Congress. See the quote below to analyze the stupid.

On the surface, this seems like it makes sense. It definitely makes a good sound bite. But if you start to break down what she is saying, you'll see that it is actually a pretty hypocritical statement. This whole sound bite can only apply if the factory owner and his employees never pay any property or income taxes. Seriously, look at what she says. "The rest of us" meaning mister factory owner didn't contribute and owes "the rest of us" something because we paid for the roads and the employees education and the police and fire departments. This is what class warfare looks like folks. It sneaks in as an innocent sound bite waiting for gullible to eat it up. I would think mister factory is already paying forward. he and his employees pay income taxes to help pay for the roads, police and fire departments. They pay property taxes that pay for the schools. He will probably pay for all or part of his employees health insurance. He may offer tuition reimbursement for his employees going back to school. To listen to Miss Warren, you would think he has the police and fire departments right there on standby protecting his factory 24 hours a day.  I could go on and on, but I'll stop here.

I give Elizabeth Warren's "Social contract" quote - 3 Stupids out of 5.

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