Comments by "gracefulcat68" (@gracefulcat68) on "‘Buy Black’ movement boosts Black-owned small businesses" video.

i happily spend my money in businesses whose products i like.... no problem lol
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@coop4476 i seriously hope that is sarcasm... lol
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@Damnmac1 access to wealth? i do not know anyone who was born wealthy. i do know people who worked long and hard for all they do have now, though. only rich people are born into wealth, and im sure there are rich asians, latinos, indians, blacks and whites there, too! in america, government is funded by taxpayer dollars from public and private businesses and citizens. government does not pay for anything.. lol! people forget this.
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Demarques oh i understood the message. my response is the same. i spend my money on things i like, never really cared about who owned the businesses. i also don't waste my money on name brands like nike, champion, northface, coach, etc or shop at walmart... i don't care about branding, or name recognition, they are not relevant in my world. i shop in stores that are local to me.. that includes, whites, chinese, burmese, blacks, arabs, indians, latinos, etc... glad i live in a melting pot, have a great night!
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@Damnmac1 lots of people from my personal life, work life, student life were born poor, including myself... but none of them acted like they were victims because of the circumstances they were born into, either. lots of poor people of all races have been born into poverty, not all stay there-- that depends on life choices along the way... the united states government is funded by citizens, business owners.. tax payers. the government does not make money, industry makes money. that is learned in high school, if not earlier in life... lol. people forget how our government works in this country... citizens hold the power and give a little of it to the people we elect... we control them, they do not control us, thanks to our great constitution!
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@Damnmac1 we agree on people have things in common. the taxes taken out of paychecks and paid by individuals and business, including corporations is how government pays for anything... economics 101. best way to change how and who is funded is to run for an office yourself, and change from the inside... that is the beauty of america. there are no handouts or charity in our country and all the others we pay for (usa aid, samaritans, churches, etc). our citizens invest more in public good than any government. and no one should ever want government to 'give them money' or 'free' things, because there is no such thing. look at the current socialist, communist, and other forms of government where government has control and citizens do not have a bill of rights to protect them.
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