Romney Agrees With Obama: Government Does ‘Help You In A Business’ 18JUL12 & Romney To Olympians: ‘You Didn’t Get Here Solely On Your Own’ 23JUL12

mitt romney and the repiglican / tea-bagger propaganda machine are attacking Pres Obama using an incomplete quote taken out of context about American business succeeding due to the American social contract that has supported the business community through taxes paid by all of us. Let's not forget romney's own words as late as last week to the Olympians in Salt Lake City in 2002. AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS SUBSIDIES, TAX BREAKS AND TAX LOOPHOLES? This from Think Progress.....

By Adam Peck 

The Romney campaign and conservative bloggers have been feasting on a selectively-edited quote from President Obama to argue that he believes that the government, not business owners, are responsible for the success of their enterprises. Though Obama’s comment — “if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else did that” — accurately observed that businesses large and small rely on public infrastructure funded by taxpayer dollars, Republicans have used the statement to reinforce their ‘Obama hates businesses’ narrative.
But during a campaign appearance in Ohio on Wednesday, Mitt Romney misquoted Obama, before agreeing that tax payer-funded programs help all American businesses succeed:

ROMNEY: I know that you recognize a lot of people help you in a business. Perhaps the bank, the investors. There is no question your mom and dad, your school teachers. The people who provide roads, the fire, the police. A lot of people help. But let me ask you this. Did you build your business? If you did, raise your hand. Take that Mr. President! This is what’s happening in this country. These people are entrepreneurs.

Watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ui-3I2qs8jU
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Romney has proposed deep reductions in government spending and has even said that the nation must “cut back” on firemen, policemen and teachers.

Romney To Olympians: ‘You Didn’t Get Here Solely On Your Own’

 By Aviva Shen 

Mitt Romney and the conservative blogosphere are pushing a selectively edited Obama campaign speech to suggest that the president believes that the government is responsible for the successes of small businesses.
Obama’s full remarks, which pointed out that taxpayer-funded infrastructure and services enable businesses to prosper, are demonstratively true and represent a sentiment shared by Republican leaders. For instance, Mitt Romney himself made an almost identical point during his speech at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, crediting the community for helping individuals achieve the pinnacle of success:

ROMNEY: You Olympians, however, know you didn’t get here solely on your own power. For most of you, loving parents, sisters or brothers, encouraged your hopes, coaches guided, communities built venues in order to organize competitions. All Olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them. We’ve already cheered the Olympians, let’s also cheer the parents, coaches, and communities.

Watch it:  (click the link below to go to Think Progress for the NBC News / Olympics video )

Obama echoed this sentiment in his misquoted campaign speech on July 13: “The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together,” he said.
Romney agreed with Obama as recently as last week, saying in a campaign appearance, “I know that you recognize a lot of people help you in a business. Perhaps the bank, the investors. There is no question your mom and dad, your school teachers. The people who provide roads, the fire, the police. A lot of people help.”
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/23/565491/romney-to-olympians-you-didnt-get-here-solely-on-your-own/