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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (37310)	1/8/2013 1:31:44 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Entrepreneur’s Credo I do not choose to be a common man, It is my right to be uncommon … if I can, I seek opportunity … not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen. Humbled and dulled by having the State look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; To dream and to build. To fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole; I prefer the challenges of life To the guaranteed existence; The thrill of fulfillment To the stale calm of Utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence Nor my dignity for a handout I will never cower before any master Nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect. Proud and unafraid; To think and act for myself, To enjoy the benefit of my creations And to face the world boldly and say: This, with God’s help, I have done All this is what it means To be an Entrepreneur.” ? Thomas Paine, Common Sense

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (37310)	1/8/2013 1:39:56 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

I have no problem with corporations as long as they are held to the same standards as individuals are....which they aren't. Corporations have been elevated above people. That is a problem. In what way do you see corporations being elevated above people? Who is doing the elevation? Are you elevating corporations above people or is it the government? It isn't the corporation's fault that we have corrupt politicians who are willing to provide political advantages to a few corporations. And that's another thing, you and other liberals are lumping all corporations into the same category. The vast majority of corporations don't have any advantages. A more important fact is that it isn't only corporations who get these advantages. You have unions and plain old non-corporation businesses. But you and other liberals have latched onto this "corporations are evil" meme and you are running with it. These kind of (mis)generalizations are what bring us racism, sexism and a bunch of other isms. It is the sign of an intellectual simpleton.