Vice President Joe Biden was quoted as stating the following at a fundraiser for Representative Tim Bishop (D. NY):
“Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he said. “In the middle of the Civil War you had a guy named Lincoln paying people $16,000 for every 40 miles of track they laid across the continental United States. … No private enterprise would have done that for another 35 years.”
Note the complete disconnect from reality and the utter disrespect for private enterprise. Liberals believe that all good things stem from government, not individuals. It boggles my mind that Mr. Biden (who is known for his verbal gaffes) actually thinks this way but it certainly explains their policy world view.
I guess he never heard of James J. Hill and the railroad he built on private money across the Northwest US. And he ignores the total waste and fraud that those taking government money always perpetrate.
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