Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren likes to say she has a âplanâ for everything, but not all of them are original. Occasionally Warren has to borrow from the past. Hereâs an example:
It's a point I've made since my very first campaign: Nobody in this country got rich on their own. They relied on infrastructure we all paid for, employees we all paid to educate. So if you're successful, good for youânow pay it forward so everyone has a chance at success. pic.twitter.com/FAuZhggAGk
â Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) November 29, 2019
Does that ring any bells?
"You didn't build thatâŚ" https://t.co/S5LaryIaMc
â Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 30, 2019
âYou didnât build thatâ remix. I hated it when Obama said it and it sounds even worse when being spewed by a pandering fraud, #FauxCahontas.
â Harriet Baldwin ?? (@HarrietBaldwin) November 29, 2019
Warrenâs dusting off one of President Obamaâs 2012 classics for her 2020 campaign. Bold strategy!
You got rich by snapping up foreclosed homes and flipping them for profit. I'm pretty sure I had nothing to do with that. Not willingly, at least. https://t.co/BZPkS1atu7
â Mo Mo (@molratty) November 30, 2019
I'm not the one who hired her to teach a class for $400k.
â Mo Mo (@molratty) November 30, 2019
It's also a point Barack Obama made and that got us Trump. https://t.co/NWP979rt0I
â Eric Spencer (@JustEric) November 30, 2019
Wealth envy not only isnât a good look on you, Chief, but itâs a strange hill to die on, having lied & cheated to secure a six figure salary for yourself. https://t.co/tRoQzBPZUI
â Lizzy Lou Who ?? (@_wintergirl93) November 30, 2019
People get rich despite government. Not because of government.
Unless youâre a politician or have a government contract. https://t.co/cmtitaFrOf
â Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) November 30, 2019
'Marauding bands that seize everything at your factory' will make a catchy nickname for President Warren's IRS. https://t.co/GlLmRAB5xi
â Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) November 30, 2019
This makes no sense.
If somebody is successful, they already pay more in higher taxes, which go towards paying for infrastructure. https://t.co/jAmtwV7Fdn
â Sam Valley (@SamValley) November 30, 2019
Some relied on infrastructure and employees. Some relied on phony resumesâŚ. https://t.co/uzhr9ImG9F
â NewsBusters (@newsbusters) November 30, 2019
âYou didnât build that. Now, build it and run it and give us your wealth and income that you generate from it or we will seize it anyway and throw you in jail as well.â
Why is she trying so hard to be as bad or worse than Comrade Bernie? https://t.co/xrLsWSi8Ju
â Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) November 30, 2019
Pay it forward by redistributing the wealth? No thanks you socialist nutjob
â JDL (@willfly4food86) November 30, 2019
And âpaying it forwardâ is done voluntarily. The so-called âPatriotic Millionairesâ begging the government to raise their taxes instead of just sending all the extra money they want to the U.S. Treasury wonât do so unless forced.
Yes. And middle class, along with wealthy, successful Americans paid for that TOO! The top 20% of earners pay over 80% of the taxes used to finance what youâre talking about. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. https://t.co/waZoCZH0Nl
â Dan Bongino (@dbongino) November 30, 2019
Uhhh, those "rich" are already part of the "we" and we already have a progressive tax system. No idea what she is claiming here. pic.twitter.com/EUPO2GvgF4
â Fishy Catfish (@CatfishFishy) November 29, 2019
Warren has no interest in reality when she has a 2020 nomination to try and win.