re: #29 andres

Don’t move so far from the actual point.

You are missing the trees for the forest. Yes the boat needs the tide to rise in order for it to rise, BUT the tide raises all the boats.

imagine if every business had to spend time getting construct their own roads and bridges, trying to get their employees fully educated so they can contribute, trying to get a full security force to protect themselves, trying to get a complete system to protect them from fires… The business will be spending most of their money, not on getting on with their business, but on all these side issues that are critical to their success.

Everyone criticizing the Presidents speech is saying they are past that stuff. Why? Because everyone gets the use of the roads and bridges. Everyone gets access to the pool of educated people… (insert all the examples in your list). None of that is why some people succeed and some do not.