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Originally Posted by Rochard
He simply said that no one got where they are today on their own. Each and every one of us were educated in form or another by others, period. Even people who were homes schooled were still educated.
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That's a pretty broad statement.
There are still a few actual individualistic people left in this world.
My grandfather for instance.
He never knew his parents and went to work for the railroad at age 15. Married my grandmother at 17. Built his own house by Peace River in central Florida and fished and hunted to feed them.
Then through his own intelligence and work ethic became friends and business partners with other hard working smart men. One turned out to be the local bank president a few years later. The other became the biggest real estate agent in central florida.
Together the three of them formed a loose partnership and all became millionaires in the citrus and cattle industry.
My grandfather was like a mathematical genius. Any figures put in front of him he calculated damn near instantly.
He never went to any school. Public or private.
He paid 7 figures every year in taxes from the time I was born (1961) up until he suffered a stroke in 1998.
He MORE than paid for the roads, schools, etc. that freeloading pieces of garbage on welfare have NEVER contributed even one penny to.
Not "Each and every one of us" are dependent on the govt.
Matter of fact...unless I'm mistaken, the constitution of the United States says it is supposed to be the other way around.