Ray From Cleveland
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OHHHH! I see what you are saying now: right-wingers use government to make their business successful, but left wingers like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet don't. Gotcha.
Did I say that left wingers don't ?
You didn't mention lefties at all. You simply dumped on the righties (and only the righties). The fact is anyone who does not use all available advantages is a fool. God knows the gov't does.
I understand your second statement.
But, in my world that is what differentiates rightwingers from conservatives.
I even understand that conservatives may have to use the government "helps" because their competition does.
But don't kid yourself. Rightwingers use government to keep themselves in business and others out of their business.
As much as you seem to want it to be, the use of all possible advantages is not a lib/con issue and doing so does not reflect badly on anyone. Business is about business and profitability regardless of the political leaning of ownership & management. The gov't determines the nature of their relationship with business, and smart businesses, in order to compete, use whatever is allowable by law.
Frankly, you seem to be a bit desperate to blame the right for a totally blameless dynamic.
You ought to spend a few more minutes on your analysis.
The government bailed out GM much to the dismay of myself and others. They did not let the natural selection process run it's course.
In the same way big business helps set the rules using government and takes hundreds of millions in "grants" that give them an unfair advantage.
That is wrong on my world.
The right does it as much as the left.
And BTW: It isn't lib/con....it's right/left....big difference.
The left has no problems with it.....
The right says they do....but then do it anyway.
Which is one of the many reasons we didn't support them during the end of the Bush years. We didn't give the houses back to the Republicans until we discovered how bad it was giving it to the Democrats.
Speaking of which, our party is in hysteria over the results that put Trump as the front runner. The conservative radio and television hosts are beside themselves. We are sending a message to our party leaders that we are sick of business as usual. What message are the Democrat constituents sending to their party? At least we are trying to make change.