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I suggest checking out

the site http://www.faireconomy.org/notalone/ for United for a Fair Economy and their downloadable publication "I DIDN'T DO IT ALONE: Society's Contribution to Individual Wealth and Success."

Comments from some contributors include:

"I personally think that society is responsible for a very significant percentage of what I've earned."

?Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

"I personally think that society is responsible for a very significant percentage of what I've earned."

? Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway



"My wealth is not only a product of my own hard work. It also resulted from a strong economy and lots of public investment, both in others and in me. I received a good public school education and used free libraries and museums paid for by others. I went to college under the GI Bill. I went to graduate school to study computers and language on a complete government scholarship... While teaching at Syracuse University for 25 years, my research was supported by numerous government grants... My university research provided the basis for Syracuse Language Systems..."

? Martin Rothenberg, founder of Syracuse Language Systems and Glottal Enterprises



"Lots of people who are smart and work hard and play by the rules don't have a fraction of what I have. I realize I don't have my wealth because I'm so brilliant. Luck has a lot to do with it."

? Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc.



"The opportunities to create wealth are all taking advantage of public goods--like roads, transportation, markets--and public investments... We are all standing on the shoulders of all that came before us, and creating a society for our children and those that come after us. We have obligations as part of that."

? Jim Sherblom, venture capitalist and former chief financial officer of Genzyme



"I feel like there's no way I've done this by myself... Every single person we worked with has contributed to making Hanna what it is today... People in Sweden don't like paying taxes either, but nobody would ever suggest that you would close schools because you didn't have enough money to keep them open."

? Gun Denhart, co-founder of Hanna Andersson clothing company



"I know a lot of people who believe their success is only due to their hard work, their ingenuity... They say, 'I made it, it's mine and I'm going to hold onto it.'... My response it that a lot of factors go into building a successful business. For instance, did they go to a public high school or a tax-supported college? A lot of folks forget the help they got... The support of our legal and financial system...is unique in the world in assisting business enterprise. We take it for granted."

? David Lewis, founder of AirGas

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