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Sunday, November 6, 2011
New Video: Elizabeth Warren - "There is Nobody in This Country That Got Rich Alone"
I realize Elizabeth Warren's little speech about the factory happened a couple months ago, so it's old news. But I keep seeing the transcription posted on people's Facebook pages as they subtly vilify business people who create new business, take risks, and ultimately drive our economy by creating jobs. I just rolled my eyes the first 20 or so times I saw her words, but after a while, my blood was boiling. I decided to shoot a little video telling why I found her speech condescending and offensive. You can watch it here:
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Right on!! Those who have never contributed to the GNP sure seem sanctimonious about all that they've "paid for"...sooo transparent...
ReplyDeleteHm. I just watched your "day in the life" video and I think you miss the point. The movement to me is not something you can distill down into the buying habits of those that are pissed off and protesting. To me, that's comparing apples and oranges, and trying to separate the reality of how people live (and what they buy) from the anger and frustration they are feeling because the economy is flailing. The reason the economy is flailing, as I see it, is partially due to corporate greed among other things: our role as world police, our wait til the last minute approach to alternative energy, and the divisiveness of Congress (I mean, those fighting babies we all elected to make laws). The "corporate greed" I believe the Occupy folks refer to is the kind where huge corporations pay not taxes. It happens. I'm sure you've heard of that. Btw, I'm not a protester, and I agree that the littering and stupid behavior needs to stop. Liken it to the few bad tea partiers who spit on members of Congress as they walked to work. There are bad apples in every bunch. So, while your Day in the Life vid was certainly passionate, and even a bit humorous, I just think it misses the real point. So, I guess what I'm saying is J. Crew or not, Starbucks or a Dunkin' Donuts, or iPhones, people can have opinions that don't mesh with their economic status.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I was on another planet, but I thought the recession started with the subprime mortgare crisis. You know, where they lended money to people who couldn't afford the loans to begin with?
ReplyDeleteBecause of the tightening of credit, a slow demand resulted, causing profits to decrease, plants to close, and job layoffs. Then the stock market declined because of fear of dumping the bad loans.
I live well below my means and always have, learning from my grandparents who lived through the first Depression. I earned my own way through college. In fact, everything I have, I've earned. I lost my job, but was prepared, unlike many other people who earn substantially more than I do. I'm not angry at the company I worked for...these things happen.
I believe there is a lot of displaced anger within the Occupy Movement and very little personal accountability. I take issue with the Occupiers because they are asking for more entitlements when we don't have the money for them. It's not fair to those of us who have paid their own way. All I want is for our government to balance the budget. I'm not upset that the banks were bailed out because they've paid us back. Such is not the case for Solydra and other "Green-Gate" companies.
It seems to me, that if Americans want jobs, they should buy products made by American people.
Elizabeth Warren is no different that anyone else, in that she enjoys the fruits of Capitalism. The difference is her Socialist agenda.
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, if I don't like your video - why would I share it?
ReplyDeleteI want you to go away.
At least the comments on your blog are helpful.
Maybe that's why we need social commentators like you... to make intelligent people so angry that they get off their duffs and to speak out in regard to the misinformation.
Please make one correction to your video. Federal highway systems are largely funded by a federal gas tax, which many of the 47% do pay. While it is very important to note that the 47% can advocate increasing federal spending on almost everything, knowing it will not impact them, roads are not one of those items.
ReplyDeleteMaybe her condescending tone is a result of the sense of entitlement Big Business and the financial networks have projected. Perception is key here. For either side.
ReplyDeleteWell, I can't argue that Elizabeth Warren's arguments don't hold much water... But then again, neither do yours.
ReplyDeleteMy Math, English, and Science all prepared me to work in the real world. Do you think McDonald's would've hired me if I couldn't count out change properly? And there's no way I would ever get a job in the Computer Science field without first learning how to use the tools of the job. Forget that I'll learn the more subtle aspects of that on-the-job, but without the prior experience, they'd teach me from the ground up... And there's no way they would pay for that.
Second, no, people who spend millions of dollars to build factories and hire people are -not- paying it forward just for doing that. That's a symbiosis that both parties have to accept, and the pay-out for the little guy is bread on the table. The pay-out for the owner is bread on a platinum-plated table. See, the factory-owner doesn't get to say "I need you guys to work in my factory if I want to make money," and then once he's made money, turn around and say, "Of course I don't have to pay you well, we're too big to stop now." The factory owner makes a choice to start that business, chooses to take on the inherent risk involved with that, and the people he hires? They just choose to have a job. 'Making Jobs,' isn't paying it forward, it's a necessary step in starting a business.
And by-the-by, the education you all paid for? Sure, it doesn't give me the experience to work in the real job market... But neither do you pay for the schools that -do- prepare me to work in the real job market, like College for instance. -I- pay for that, yes me, not my parents. And furthermore, the schools you pay for don't get us anything more than a job flipping burgers. So, yeah, your point there? Kinda moot. Just a bit, because, after all, those menial jobs are probably make up the largest portion of jobs in the nation right?
Sure do. And you know how many of them won't hire someone without a College Diploma? Well, McDonald's, basically. Seriously. Don't believe me? Go try it yourself. Minimum wage jobs, that's it. Anything even a nickle above minimum wage want a College Degree these days... Apparently they feel entitled to that kind of quality and effort... Hmm...
You sure did a great job of injecting such a condescending tone into her remarks. People should listen to the speech she actually gave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyDR2b71ag
ReplyDeleteAlso, your 47% number is total bunk:
http://www.politicususa.com/half-americans-taxes.html