The Context Is Clear: Government Didn’t Build Our Businesses Now editorial boards around the country have weighed in, and they couldn’t be more clear, either – President Obama’s comments ‘demeaned’ and insulted hard-working Americans.”
President Barack Obama told campaign supporters ‘if you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that.’ At minimum, his off-the-cuff comment devalues the importance of effort, sacrifice, dedication and hard work. And it’s not how it works outside D.C.” (Editorial, “President Discounts U.S. Small Businesses,” Albuquerque Journal, 7/20/12)
The Columbus Dispatch: “Obama Simply Doesn’t Understand That Government Is Not The Source Of American Prosperity … The Driver Is The Individual With A Dream And A Passion…” “Obama simply doesn’t understand that government is not the source of American prosperity; it is simply a supporting player. The driver is the individual with a dream and a passion, such as Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, who revolutionized personal computing by building the first Apple computer in a garage.” (Editorial, “The Dream Devalued,” The Columbus Dispatch, 7/19/12)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: “People Who Succeed In Business Are Not Just Lucky Winners Of A Lottery. … They Did Indeed Build Something Of Value. For The President To Suggest Otherwise Is Insulting — And Revealing.” “People who succeed in business are not just lucky winners of a lottery. They are not passive recipients of government programs. They are, in fact, the people who pay the bulk of taxes that underwrite such programs, and they expect a return on that investment, not a lecture from a politician about why they need to do even more. They did indeed build something of value. For the president to suggest otherwise is insulting — and revealing.” (Editorial, “Obama: Slamming Success,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/18/12)
Las Vegas Review-Journal: “[President Obama] Clearly Believes … That Business Owners Who Risked It All For A Better Life Aren't Responsible For Their Own Prosperity.” “Without a record of economic recovery to run on, President Barack Obama is taking a startling gamble this summer. He clearly believes that not only do Americans lack such entrepreneurial dreams, but that business owners who risked it all for a better life aren't responsible for their own prosperity.” (Editorial, “Diminishing Entrepreneurship,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 7/20/12)
Daily Oklahoman: “In Obama’s World, Your Success Isn’t Really Your Success. The Government Deserves Credit.” “After slamming Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s business record for weeks, President Barack Obama gutted his own attack ads with just two sentences: ‘If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.’ In Obama’s world, your success isn’t really your success. The government deserves credit. Business owners were surprised to hear Obama was responsible for their accomplishments.” (Editorial, “Obama’s Arguments On Business Creation Hurt His Attacks On Romney,” Daily Oklahoman, 7/22/12)
San Diego Union-Tribune: “[President Obama] Offered Hosannas To Genius Entrepreneurs Like Steve Jobs In His Prepared Remarks, But When Speaking Off The Cuff Betrayed His Faculty-Lounge View Of The World.” “He took office at a time when the U.S. economy was on its worst slide in 75 years, but pushed policies using borrowed money that were more meant to preserve government jobs than broadly help the private sector where the great majority of Americans work,
