While right-of-center critics might be quick to dismiss her anti-deficit rhetoric as more “blame Bush,” it’s Warren’s comments on the so-called “class warfare” that are resonating the most among progressives (transcript below via TheBlaze):
“I hear all this, you know, ‘Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever. No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own — nobody.
“You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police-forces and fire-forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory — and hire someone to protect against this — because of the work the rest of us did.
“Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless — keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.”
“Social contract” is a phrase that should resonate across the the political spectrum, as it takes the onus of constructive behavior on the individual and away from the perceived “victimization” angle that riles the conservatives so much.
via Elizabeth Warren Class Warfare Video | Mediaite.
this one is inspired by vince the tapa prince! thanks for the pizza!