In this July 24, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraising event at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.
Associated Press
In a speech in Roanoke, Va., on July 13, President Obama said, "If you've got a business — you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet." With all due respect, taxpaying individuals and businesses funded the building of roads, bridges and the Internet. The government took taxpayer funds and contracted with private businesses to build those roads, bridges and the Internet.
We appreciate government's role in coordinating the effort but wish they were more efficient with our investments (taxes). We appreciate our teachers, law enforcement officers, military and the highways, both paved and electronic, that allow us to conduct business. We show that appreciation by paying our fair share of taxes and fueling the national economy with investments, initiative and hard work.
We, the people, did build the roads, bridges, Internet and our own businesses.
Gary Petersen
Layton
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What is it with Republicans? This letter argues both sides of the argument. The government is US! Yes, it acts and coordinates for all of US! We all work together for the common good, and having a government is how we do it. Why is this concept More..
There's nothing like picking out short words and phrases of a very long speech in order to justify your hate and promote your political agenda.
Foxnews, AM radio, and letter writers like this one, have perfected this art.
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Kind of playing semantics, aren't you Gary?
"The government took taxpayer funds and contracted with private businesses to build those roads, bridges and the Internet."
Ok. But then, the Government is "WE THE More..