re: #17 euphgeek

Yes, you just proved my point. Businesses need the things that government provides in order to succeed.

No, you proved my point that you are not understanding what I am saying.

No one is saying that the government should provide NO services. Only that those services are provided to EVERYONE. Everyone. The road is made and can be used by anyone who wishes to create a business that needs people to use it.

Listen to the part that Obama says that he is shocked that people think they work harder or are smarter. There are lots of people who work hard and are smart. That is mocking the people who are past the idea that the government made a road. The road is made and can be used by anyone who wishes to create a business that needs people to use it. Same with the police, or whatever you can name.

The issue is Individual Achievement. That is what people heard Obama mock and minimize. They can’t play the whole speech in a 30 second commercial, but any clip you find makes the President sound bad.