"If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."
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If you got ahead in life, you didn't get there based on merit. You got lucky or got help. So two things follow: (1) you don't deserve what you have, and (2) it's not really yours. It belongs to everyone who has contributed in some small way. And pretty much everyone has contributed. So your stuff is our stuff.
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