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In reply to the discussion: Just saw this on Reddit [View all]Hahayeahright
(5 posts)5. But without business owners paying their taxes the government
Was able to build that infrastructure. Without tax dollars from citizens nothing gets build. So without business owners providing jobs no taxes get paid to the government which means nothing gets built!
Government is the people so the people built this country for ourselves to have our own businesses.
How come more people don't have small businesses if the government helped everyone out? Are some people not smart enough to use what the government gave us?
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funded and founded are two different words and I think they used the word they meant to.
CBGLuthier
Aug 2012
#4
On the other hand, government-funded mental health care is not available, and this guy needs some.
Scuba
Aug 2012
#3
No. Business owners aren't at the front of the virtuous circle, customers are.
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2012
#31
I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you're being serious.
Mother Of Four
Aug 2012
#35
I have read this three times and still have no idea what you're talking about
Politicub
Aug 2012
#52
If one of his delivery trucks pulls out onto 'our' highways, I want them arrested for
sinkingfeeling
Aug 2012
#8
The customers; the first truck is a fireman, the second a teacher, the third a building inspector.
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2012
#30
And this idiot thinks that someone like Willard, or the CEO of Home Depot is "on his side"
maxrandb
Aug 2012
#37