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DonCoquixote

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2. even if you made your money yourself

Reply to drm604 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:54 AM

Apr 2012

You would NOT have done it without the middle and lower classes being able to buy your product, period. The infrastructure needed to allow that to happen is made by government, the roads, the telephones, the airports and shipping lanes.

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That picture of Donald Trump is a perfect example for this article. drm604 Apr 2012 #1

even if you made your money yourself DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #2

All true. drm604 Apr 2012 #6

Furthermore, conservative arguments about standard of living alp227 Apr 2012 #9

Yes!!!.....finally someone had the balls to show this as, not a myth, but a fairy tale Namvet67 Apr 2012 #3

United For A Fair Economy spells out the myth beautifully. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #4

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recommend phantom power Apr 2012 #7

Excellent read!! hifiguy Apr 2012 #8