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The first paragraph explains the context of the article: A telling moment in the presidential race came recently when Barack Obama said: "If you've got a busin
by Flemlord 14y ago
The first paragraph explains the context of the article:
A telling moment in the presidential race came recently when Barack Obama said: "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." He justified elevating bureaucrats over entrepreneurs by referring to bridges and roads, adding: "The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all companies could make money off the Internet."
This seems designed to discredit Obama's claim that the government performs useful functions. The WSJ was acquired by Rupert Murdoch a few years ago (Fox News). Since then, the editorial page has been politicized.
- _delirium 14y ago> Since then, the editorial page has been politicized The editorial page has been politicized for a long time; I'm not sure that particular issue can be blamed on Murdoch. In the '80s it was a huge supply-side economics and Reagan cheerleader.