Originally Posted by galleryseek

No, that was not his point. His point was that anyone who owns a business owes something to others for their success. And it's very easy to prove that's a bad argument.

(1) Your parents paid taxes so that you could go to a public school in which a teacher could help you. That debt has been paid.
(2) Your parents OR yourself (depending on timelines here) paid taxes so that you could drive on public roads and bridges. That debt has been paid.

If anything, the only people a successful business owner owes are their parents, but do parents ever claim they're owed something? No, instead you have this piece of fucking dogshit arbitrary label of "government", these individuals, who think they have the right to extort money from you because you became successful; in order to pander to the unsuccessful to rally their support for votes.

I heard a great analogy from WF, "I don't hear Nike saying 'we are responsible for olympic runners'."

Also, (3) Was a contract ever drawn out between you and any of those who influenced you that you're to owe them a portion of your earnings if you become successful? No. Also don't throw out that bullshit "social contract", a contract requires the signature of both parties.

Also, (4) What about those who were home schooled and run successful businesses? There's a lot of them. Do they owe society something?