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Microsoft And Apple Did Build 'That'
August 5, 2012

http://seekingalpha.com/article/782111-microsoft-and-apple-did-build-that

" If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business -- you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." -President Barack Obama

On the contrary I believe companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC) and Apple (AAPL) lend to the infrastructure around them the same way Ford (F) did 100 years ago. In 2011 Microsoft, Intel and Apple paid over $18B in corporate income taxes combined. Though the president said successful Americans did not build roads and bridges, their tax dollars in fact did.

The president made this statement to justify raising taxes; while the General Services Administration spent $20,000 on drumsticks; novelties for a party in honor of themselves. They could have bought hundreds of stethoscopes for medical doctors, instead somebody invested tax dollars in party favors.

The 435 Congresspeople, 100 Senators and the president did not build the buildings they work in. They certainly did not build the roads or bridges; their predecessors allocated Americans' tax dollars towards projects that Americans wished for.