Nothing was taken out of context, he meant exactly what he said.
In the mind of a socialist no one is more important than anyone else. Everyone is equal and just as important as the next person. Everything is a collective effort.
The guy sweeping the floor and keeping the place clean, is just as important as the CEO that keeps the place running.
What he's laying the groundwork for is limiting the income of the top earners in a company to X times the amount of the lowest earners.
This has been a wet dream of the left for as long as I can remember, and it is a common theme of the OWS crowd. In short, they got the minimum wage, now they want a maximum wage.
By definition it was taken out of context. The “you didn’t do that” out of context implies that he was saying that the businessman did not build his business, but the “that” was the roads. But I’m just speaking technically, because the overall message was that the government and “other people’s taxes” were necessary for the businessman to build his business.
It is also baloney. He used the same infrastructure everyone else did. He just used it more wisely. And because he was successful, he paid more for it as well.
And this has always been true. I like to post a picture of a cattle drive from the 1800’s. There were no roads. They drove the cattle through untamed territory. They sometimes took amazing risk. But when they got to their distination, what infrastructure WAS there was almost ALL private. e.g. the Railroads.
And here is the zinger: Anyone “could have” built a ranch, raised cattle, negotiated sales prices and driven the cattle to market, but those who took the risk are the ones who DID IT. And they were rewarded for it.
If others think other people’s businesses are so financially rewarding, they can take the risk and do it themselves, using the infrastructure they are already paying for. So, what are they waiting for? I’ve got all day. I’m waiting...