So Trump essentially said to Microsoft, if I read this correctly, “you didn’t build that” — that somebody else, namely himself, made that value happen.
Gosh. How fascinating.
Gosh. How fascinating.
If I recall, Republicans flipped their honking lids when President Obama said — in a normal, non-insane context — that government services help to build value.
Republicans also blew their tops when @SenWarren — whose remarks from years ago inspired Obama’s comment — talked to debate viewers about how government services create private wealth.
Anyhow, as @SenWarren said in that debate, there’s a way for governments to capture value that their services helped to create:
Taxes. Maybe Donald should push to raise taxes on investments, rather than sticking his hand out.
Taxes. Maybe Donald should push to raise taxes on investments, rather than sticking his hand out.
