Originally Posted by Atticus

Why is it always this same straw man argument. Nobody is saying you didn't work hard for your money or that you don't have drive or intelligence.

I'll give the Republicans one thing, they are masters at limiting the narrative. It's either Givers or Takers and they've hammered that one home.

I work hard and I make a good living doing what I do. However I also realize that without the middle and working class buying my product I wouldn't be as successful. To have a strong economy you need a strong middle class. When the middle class is strong they consume. The wealthy own the companies the middle class consume from. As more of the middle class consumes, the wealthy need to add more employment. This equals a greater middle class and more consuming. And so on, and so on.

It's great that people have a drive to earn lots of money and become millionaires. It's their American dream. But for some the American dream is simply to work 40 hours a week, provide a better life for their children and take the kids to Disneyland every couple of years. And that's becoming harder and harder. Because in the quest to drive corporate profits higher and higher companies are paying their employees less and less. This is decimating the American middle class and is causing the massive income inequality. Shareholders reap the benefits and those that can't afford to partake are left out.

It's not a matter of givers and takers. Or individuals working harder. It's in everyones best interests to work within a system that insures a strong middle and working class. Its the fundamental building blocks of a strong economy.