Obama - 'If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen'

othershoe1030 wrote:I just saw a clip of Romney speaking at some Olympic event in 2002 in which he compliments the athletes and also points out many of those around them who contributed to them making it to Salt Lake City. He mentions their families, coaches and even the communities that built the venues they practiced their sport in. See, even Romney the great two (or is it three?) faced flip flopper knows full well that individuals don't get anywhere without the help of the people and communities around them. The video has gone viral so just Google it if you are curious.

Floridatexan wrote:For all their empty rhetoric about "drowning the government in a bathtub" (meaning SS, Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance, etc.), Republicans NEED the government to play along with their scams to privatize education, the prison system, and even war, all of which can be highly profitable, even when they oppress, rob and even kill people. Here's a good example:

http://therealnews.com/t2/component/hwdvideoshare/?task=viewvideo&video_id=74157

If you're a Republican governor, like say, Rick Scott, you can then point to increased revenues and job creation, but in effect, all you've accomplished is sucking taxpayer money into private coffers. There are many other examples of this tactic, the most egregious of which is the private contracting of military services and even warfare itself to profiteers during the Iraq and Afghan wars. Other examples: bailing out the banks after their casino gambling sprees, ENRON, et al, ad nauseum.

And let's not forget candidate Romney, the vulture capitalist.

othershoe1030 wrote:Definition of 'Vulture Capitalist'
1. A slang word for a venture capitalist who deprives an inventor of control over their own innovations and most of the money they should have made from the invention.

2. A venture capitalist who invests in floundering firms in the hopes that they will turn around.

Investopedia explains 'Vulture Capitalist'
Like them or not, many vulture capitalists make more money than the venture capitalists do.


Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/vulturecapitalist.asp#ixzz21mzVEkdF

Floridatexan wrote:
I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, fool. I know what a vulture capitalist is. I know what Romney did, and it stinks. Your denials and distortions don't change the facts. Why don't you explain why Romney doesn't want the public, aka "you people" to see his tax returns.

Did you ever figure out the meaning of the word "fiduciary"?