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Old 07-16-2012, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, MD
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I just don't understand the hatred from the left for the notion of organized business. Everything about it: work, sacrifice, capital, and success, they seem to loathe. Liberals, why do you hate business so much?
What possesses you to ask these stupid pointless questions? Bored from waiting for your gubmint check? Not any citation or reason behind the question, just pointless conjecture. Going to ask next why liberals want to kill puppies?
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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What possesses you to ask these stupid pointless questions? Bored from waiting for your gubmint check? Not any citation or reason behind the question, just pointless conjecture. Going to ask next why liberals want to kill puppies?
You live in Montgomery County, Maryland; speaking of government subsidized wealth.
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:36 AM
 
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Businesses are fine. Worker exploitation and exploitation of the country is not...

Many businesses have shown themselves willing to destroy aspects of the United States so long as it results in a healthy bottom line for them.

So let's not say this is about being "anti-business". Its more about recognizing what the primary motives of businesses are and understanding that it IS necessary to keep an eye on them.
So what do you think the average salary is at Exxon? That's a frequent target of the left.

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Old 07-16-2012, 10:38 AM
 
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If someone is pro-business, do they keep jobs in America?
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:39 AM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Because they are typically white collar cubicle drone types who just want to punch a clock and not have to think too much. Thinking makes the brain hurt.
Seeing as the gears at many large businesses are turned daily by the "white collar cubicle drones" you appear to despise, it sounds like you're quite anti-business... Why?
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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If someone is pro-business, do they keep jobs in America?
Generally, yes. So I guess that eliminates Barack Obama.
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:40 AM
 
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I would respect conservatives more if they didn't define helping business as handing out special places in the tax code to people who do nothing with their lives but chase after a buck. A capitalist pig is not a particularly admirable or useful creature. We liberals wisely believe they must be watched closely lest they attempt to eat everything in sight.
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:43 AM
 
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Generally, yes. So I guess that eliminates Barack Obama.
It also eliminates Romney. We are back to square one.
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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I would respect conservatives more if they didn't define helping business as handing out special places in the tax code to people who do nothing with their lives but chase after a buck. A capitalist pig is not a particularly admirable or useful creature. We liberals wisely believe they must be watched closely lest they attempt to eat everything in sight.
And by watched closely, liberals usually mean "regulate it until it ceases to function."
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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I would respect conservatives more if they didn't define helping business as handing out special places in the tax code to people who do nothing with their lives but chase after a buck. A capitalist pig is not a particularly admirable or useful creature. We liberals wisely believe they must be watched closely lest they attempt to eat everything in sight.
Keep telling yourself that next time you have a plumbing problem or electrical problem.
Don't call any of those "capitalistic pigs" that are business owners and hand them your money.
Don't go food shopping either because all those "capitalistic pigs" produced all those goods you buy.

You liberals are a hypocritical bunch..putting down the very people you hand your money to.
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